The closure of the famous Carmelite convent from Bernanos’s renowned work Dialogue of the Carmelites has been announced - ZENIT
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The Carmelite community of Jonquières, near Compiègne, France, will close in the coming months after concluding that it is impossible to continue due to the aging of its nuns and the lack of vocations. The decision was confirmed on April 21 by Bishop Jacques Benoit-Gonnin. Currently, the monastery has only six nuns, all elderly and without any new sisters to take their place. After a period of discernment, the community has decided to cease its …
The closure of the famous Carmelite convent from Bernanos’s renowned work Dialogue of the Carmelites has been announced - ZENIT
(ZENIT News / Paris, 05.01.2026).- In Jonquières, not far from Compiègne, a chapter of Catholic spiritual history is drawing to a close. The Carmelite community that has lived there since 1992 will soon disappear, a decision shaped by a reality increasingly familiar across Europe: aging religious communities and a steady decline in vocations. On April 21, Bishop Jacques Benoit-Gonnin of Beauvais, Noyon and Senlis confirmed what many had already …
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