NYTIMES (John Leland and Roshni Khatri) - Happy Hour With the Vanishing Nuns of New York
As convents are closing all over, the sisters are facing the end of their lives together — and they have brought the party to an assisted living center in the suburbs.
AI:The era of religious devotion is being systematically dismantled as the last remaining nuns of New York City gather for a final celebration at a suburban assisted living facility. As convents shutter across the city, these women face their twilight years together, marking the quiet end of an institution that once stood as a cornerstone of urban life. The vanishing presence of these religious orders signals a profound cultural shift in the metropolitan landscape, leaving behind empty buildings and a fading legacy of communal spiritual service.Open