Cloistered nuns from Buffalo, New York, announced they have officially left the state for Florida in an effort to find "silence and solitude." "Prayerful greetings from sunny Florida! We are happy ...

When Emma Atkinson told her father that she wanted to be a cloistered Carmelite nun, he thought it was a fleeting desire.

inhabited by Discalced Carmelite Nuns, in good canonical standing with the Church of Rome,” the letter said. The statement ...

Do you thirst for divine intimacy with God and apostolic ministry? As Discalced Carmelite Friars, we strive to live a zealous life of Allegiance to Jesus for the salvation of souls. We are called to ...

Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski In Youngstown, Ohio, a large portrait of St. Therese of Lisieux, a French Catholic Discalced Carmelite nun, hung in the bedroom of Joseph and Mary Tokasz Ferenchak.

BLESSED Martyrs of Compiègne were guillotined for their faith on July 17, 1794. VATICAN—Pope Francis has declared the 16 Discalced Carmelite nuns of Compiègne—who were executed during the ...