The Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in the Vatican Gardens is seen in this file photo from February 2013 when it was undergoing remodeling to serve as the residence of retired Pope Benedict XVI. (CNS ...
Vatican City has new tenants: seven nuns from Argentina, who, at the request of Pope Francis, will live in Mater Ecclesiae (“Mother of the Church”), the monastery where Pope Benedict XVI resided for ...
STANTON The story of St. Joseph’s Carmelite Monastery here at 200 Carpenter St. is a classic tale of the Old West, where the priests were about as rugged as anyone. Led by Father Athanasius Peters, ...