Disciple and spiritual heir of the Chinese Rinzai Zen monk Wu-hsueh Tsu-yuan (known in Japan as Mugaku Sogen [Bukko Kokushi]); founding Abbess of Keiaiji Convent, head temple-complex of the Five ...

When a young nun at a cloistered abbey in Romania takes her own life, a priest with a haunted past and a novitiate on the threshold of her final vows are sent by the Vatican to investigate.

When a young nun at a cloistered abbey in Romania takes her own life, a priest with a haunted past and a novitiate on the threshold of her final vows are sent by the Vatican to investigate.

However, evidence soon comes to light that indicates the opposite: one of the nuns secretly put the victim in the convent and then murdered him. The arrest of the abbess causes fear and ...

So how is life different for the nuns during lockdown? Last week Emma caught up with Sister Josephine and Abbess Anna to see how they're doing, and what has changed for them. Abbess Anna said some ...

Abbess Maria Serafica. Serafica's account of Sister Maria’s behaviour, written shortly after the episode, posited that the devil must have forced the nun to sign the letter. However, the 31-year ...

with Dame Manra Osteyn appointed Abbess-elect by the nuns of the Community. The ceremony was similar to that of the consecration of a bishop. A crozier, ring, and pectoral cross are bestowed on ...

The Reverend Mother Abbess said: ''We never sought this, it came looking for us. ''At first we were worried it would affect our cloistered life, so we asked St Joseph in prayer. Our prayers were ...

The monastery's property includes several acres of land and an Edward Pugin church, and the nuns hope that a sympathetic buyer will be found. Among the reasons for the decision, Abbess Joanna Jamieson ...

(n.) A female superior or governess of a nunnery, or convent of nuns, having the same authority over the nuns which the abbots have over the monks. See Abbey. Dictionary is an essential part of ...