LONDON A huge fall in the number of British nuns has forced many religious orders to abandon their rejection of the material world and resort to advertising in a search for new recruits. The classified section of the Catholic Herald is full of small ads from orders exhorting volunteers to come and experience a more spiritual way of life.
Convents search for new recruits
LONDON A huge fall in the number of British nuns has forced many religious orders to abandon their rejection of the material …
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