Barling convent to close as number of sisters dwindles - Arkansas Catholic
Maryanne Meyerriecks The remaining five Sisters of Mercy living in McAuley Convent in Baring pray in the chapel March 3. Maryanne Meyerriecks The remaining five Sisters of Mercy living in McAuley Convent in Baring pray in the chapel March 3. BARLING -- McAuley Convent, which has been a retirement residence for the Sisters of Mercy since 1995, will close in late March. The decision to close was made last year by the leaders of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, South Central, but was put on hold because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The sisters living at McAuley Convent now have been vaccinated...
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