116-Year-Old Brazilian Nun Is World’s Oldest Human Being
Sister Inah is the great-great-niece of Gen. David Canabarro, one of the main leaders of the Farroupilha Revolution (1835–1845) in Rio Grande do Sul.
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Marking 80th Anniversary of D-Day in France: 100 Catholic Nuns Remembered
Among the victims were 13 nuns of the Little Sisters of the Poor at St. Thérèse’s convent in Lisieux.
As Hunger Crisis Unfolds in Ethiopia, Mary’s Meals Teams Up With Catholic Nuns to Feed Children
The Daughters of Charity has supported vulnerable people in Tigray since the early 1970s.
World’s Oldest Nun is 115-Year-Old Brazilian
Sister Lúcia said that although the elderly nun’s health has declined a little in the last couple of weeks, on the days when she is well she is very talkative and playful.
Abducted Haitian Nuns Released Amid Ongoing Gang Violence
The release of the hostages comes after Pope Francis made a plea on their behalf during last Sunday’s Angelus.
Register Readers Respond: Religious Sisters Changed My Life
Beautiful, life-changing stories and memories reflect impact of those called to a special vocation.
French Catholic Nun Sister Andre, Oldest Person in the World, Dies at 118
Seventy-six years later, Sister Andre moved to Toulon, in southern France, where she resided in the Sainte Catherine Labouré retirement home. It was here that she passed away.
Justice Clarence Thomas Credits Catholic Nuns’ Anti-Racist Example
Thomas, only the second Black Supreme Court justice, delivered the Tocqueville Lecture at the invitation of the Center for Citizenship and Constitutional Government.
Myanmar Catholic Nun: Eucharistic Adoration Gave Me Strength to Kneel Before Police
The religious sister said that she views kneeling as a “gesture of reconciliation” that also communicates forgiveness of one’s enemies.
Catholic Nun Begs Police Not to Shoot Protesters During Burma Unrest
Speaking to Reuters, Sr. Tawng said: “I begged them not to hurt the protesters, but to treat them kindly, like family members.”
