They abandoned their relationships, jobs and lives for a total devotion to God and their fellow sisters. What can we learn ...

When we narrate the history of the church from the perspective of Black nuns,” says historian Shannen Dee Williams, “myths ...

they can see the habit and remember back to their God, and who they belong to." Piro, her principal, attended Catholic school during a time when there were a lot more nuns. He remembers them as a ...

And they’re not the only religious devotees with interesting practices or unusual habits (excuse the pun). From lactose-loving nuns to beer-brewing Belgian monks, here are a few of the world’s ...