LATIN MONASTERIES SURVIVE… FRENCH MONASTERIES VANISHING

France’s contemplative monasteries are quietly vanishing — and fast. A new study says 91 have closed in the past 20 years, nearly one-third of the country’s contemplative houses, with women’s communities hit harder than men’s and closures now running at about 10 a year, up from fewer than four before 2015. Heavyweights like La Grande Trappe, the Carmel of Compiègne and Notre-Dame du Port-du-Salut are slated to shut in 2026, while Carmelites, Poor Clares and Trappists have been especially battered. Yet one striking exception stands out: not a single monastery using Latin exclusively for the Divine Office has closed.

📰 Via Gloria.tv