Ever noticed how rarely you see nuns out and about nowadays? For generations it was commonplace to see small bands of these ...

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 ...

She wasn’t sure religious sisters were still a thing ... Other top draws were the prospect of living in community and the habit, or distinctive clothing. From 2020 to 2022, more than 900 ...

“Catholicism has not historically modernized the way that other religious traditions have ... movies are still so obsessed with habit-sporting nuns and collared fathers.

Gone are the convents filled with sisters draped in long ... in the disciplines of particular religious orders. Gone, for the most part, are the habits and the women, many of whom left, as ...