Catholic nuns
Victims of Catholic nuns rely on each other after being overlooked in the clergy sex abuse crisis
By Tiffany Stanley — March 18, 2024
(AP) — Women in religious orders have also been abuse victims — but they have been perpetrators too.
Convent-made delicacies, a Christmas favorite, help monks and nuns win fans and pay the bills
By Giovanna Dell'orto and MarÍa Teresa HernÁndez — December 19, 2023
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Most nuns and monks involved in preparing the delicacies are quick to point out that their main mission is to pray, not to cook — and that doing both involves finding a delicate balance.
From exorcist to monster: How Hollywood has recast Catholicism
By Tyler Huckabee — September 20, 2023
(RNS) — The latest movie in ‘The Conjuring’ franchise reflects horror’s loss of faith in faith.
Catholic nuns’ letter declares trans people ‘beloved and cherished by God’
By Jack Jenkins — March 31, 2023
(RNS) — The letter follows a recent statement from U.S. Catholic bishops discouraging Catholic health care groups from performing various gender-affirming medical procedures.
These Catholic nuns are raised up on Eagles’ wings
By Elizabeth E. Evans — February 10, 2023
(RNS) — Catholic nuns in the Philadelphia area are preparing for Sunday's Super Bowl between their beloved Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs with prayer (and a few small wagers).
On Greece’s Santorini, 13 cloistered nuns pray for the world
By Giovanna Dell'orto — July 11, 2022
THIRA, Greece (AP) — It's a crucial if often misunderstood mission within the church, where constant prayer is deemed necessary to support more outwardly engaged ministries.
A Catholic nun is going to prison for fraud. Why are abusive priests going unpunished?
By Robert D. Karpinski — February 15, 2022
(RNS) — Her sentence is ironic considering the history of punishment for priests accused of sexual abuse.
Vatican water and hygiene initiative for health care facilities is an investment in life
By Mary Louise Stubbs — April 7, 2021
(RNS) — The lack of water, sanitation and hygiene in health care facilities worldwide kills infants, women and front-line workers.
COVID-defying nun toasts 117th birthday with wine and prayer
By John Leicester — February 11, 2021
(AP) — A French nun who is believed to be the world’s second-oldest person was celebrating her 117th birthday in style on Thursday.
Nun named to voting position at Vatican praises ‘brave’ pope
By Nicole Winfield — February 10, 2021
(AP) — Sister Nathalie Becquart in all likelihood will have a right to vote in the next synod of bishops, scheduled for 2022, given her new rank.
In a rare move, Catholic nuns set out to build a new monastery
By Katelyn Ferral — December 15, 2020
(RNS) — Rarer still, millennial recruits are necessitating the move to larger quarters.
Nearly 2,000 Catholic nuns sign letter demanding Trump ‘count the votes’
By Jack Jenkins — November 5, 2020
(RNS) — ‘It may be frustrating that we do not know immediately who won our 2020 Presidential election. Nonetheless, democracy is worth the hard work and the wait,’ said Sister Simone Campbell.
Magazine report is aimed at silencing nuns on sex abuse, says Vatican critic
By Claire Giangravé — August 5, 2020
(RNS) — ‘It’s a way to tell sisters that if they have press conferences, make their voices heard and denounce sexual abuse, (church authorities) will air all their dirty laundry,’ said Lucetta Scaraffia.
‘We didn’t even know where to begin.’ Nuns describe facing the pandemic in developing nations.
By Claire Giangravé — June 24, 2020
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — ‘When I look at my sisters, I don’t see superwomen. I see women of great faith, of great compassion, generosity and determination, but also very vulnerable women.’
It’s time to revive religious civil disobedience
By John Gehring — July 23, 2019
(RNS) — Being a faithful Christian sometimes means breaking the rules. Moral disruption is a sacred act when the status quo is sinful.
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