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Sister Janet Mead, who turned the Lord’s Prayer into a ’70s rock hit, has died

By Bob Smietana — January 27, 2022
(RNS) — Sister Janet Mead wanted to reach young people so she started singing rock music — but she was never comfortable with fame and devoted her life to charity work.

Sister Cristina steps into new role — acting

By Rosie Scammell — November 20, 2015
ROME (RNS) The 27-year-old Italian nun will take on the role of Mary Robert, a young and shy nun with an impressive singing voice in the stage production of "Sister Act."

Italy’s ‘singing nun’ Sister Cristina covers Madonna’s ‘Like a Virgin’

By Josephine McKenna — October 21, 2014
ROME (RNS) “I chose it, without any intention to be provocative or scandalous,” Sister Cristina said. “I wanted to transmit calmness and poetry."
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