Vatican's Mater Ecclesiae Monastery becomes home for contemplative nuns
The Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in the Vatican becomes a "home" for contemplative orders. The monastery was the residence of Benedict XVI for about ten years after his resignation in 2013, Pope Francis has asked its doors now be opened to Argentinian Benedictine nuns.
By Vatican News
The Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in the heart of the Vatican Gardens that was the "home" of the Pope Emeritus, Benedict XVI, for almost ten years, is to resume its original purpose. Pope Francis has asked that it once again serve as the residence for contemplative orders "to support the Holy Father in his daily care for the whole Church, through the ministry of prayer, adoration, praise, and reparation: a praying presence in silence and solitude."
A statement released by the Holy See Press Office on Monday 13 November, said Pope Francis announced this decision in a handwritten letter dated October 1 of this year.
The Pope has summoned the …