ROCHESTER, Minn. — The sisters refer to it as "going off the hill," and, in ordinary times, it meant simply leaving the Assisi Heights convent for a trip to downtown Rochester. Nothing has been so ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jul. 23—ROCHESTER — The Sisters of St. Francis hoped to see Assisi Heights as a welcoming place. People can drive onto the ...

Dear Answer Man, is Assisi Heights the biggest convent in the world? In the United States? — F.A. I asked my boss if I could travel the world to find the answer to this one and he said sure, just ...

ST. FRANCIS - A new convent for the Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi is planned for the former Marian Center and St. Mary’s Academy site to make life more convenient for the Sisters. The common ...

“Those are all little architectural features that are around the building and, I dare say, sometimes sisters don’t even know they’re there because we’re so used to coming in and out,” said Sister ...