“An environment of survival withers the hearts of our elderly, taking away their ability to dream. In this way, it cripples the prophecy that our young are called to proclaim and work to achieve” – Pope Francis.
From a low point of 7 in 2004, the numbers have steadily increased to a high point of 45 in 2014.
During novitiate in the US, candidates will be given an intense experience of Franciscan life.
Programme filmed at Ireland's only female Cistercian monastery over the course of a year.
The Irish Dominican friars have 19 men in initial formation.
