The Poor Clares bought the Mercy convent, built in 1963 for 18 residents for $200,000, and sold their monastery — now with three chapels among its 115 rooms — for $150,000 to the Sisters of ...

Pope Leo XIV made his first “getaway” from Castel Gandolfo to visit the Monastery of the Immaculate Conception of the Poor ...

Poor Clare, written by Chiara Atik and directed by Blanche McIntyre, tells the story of how Clare (Arsema Thomas) is influenced by fellow Assisi resident Francis (Freddy Carter) to abandon her life of ...

Poor Clare at the Orange Tree Theatre review: this riches to rags fable is polished but tone deaf - 3/5 This meditation on wealth inequality draws hang-wringing parallels to the Middle Ages– with mixe ...

Recently, we had the chance to speak with Liz Kettle, who plays Peppa, one of Clare’s servants. We discussed how she went ...

Pope Leo XIV visits members of the Poor Clares at their monastery in nearby Albano Laziale July 15, 2025. (CNS ...

Set in 1211 Italy, playwright Chiara Atik tells the story of St Clare of Assisi, founder of the Order of Poor Ladies (later called The Poor Clares), who renounced her family’s wealth and status and ...