American nuns

Murdered nuns recalled for their generosity, service
- Catholic News Service, Church in the US
- August 30, 2016
Two nuns slain in Mississippi are hailed by friends and fellow religious as women who were the “bread of life, the bread of energy, the bread of hope,” for the people, especially the state’s rural poor, who they served as health care workers and in multiple other ways.
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Nun steps down after 40 years of serving the elderly
- Associated Press
- August 29, 2016
A Catholic nun who ran an Idaho agency for the aging for almost 40 years is retiring, saying her philosophy for all that time was, “When you get inside of an elderly person, each one has a gift they have to give. It’s up to us to bring that out.”
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After summer of discontent, Catholics mobilize to fight racism
- Uncategorised
- August 27, 2016
In the wake of one of the most violent and painful summers in recent memory, much of it stoked by perceptions of racism, Catholic leaders across America are mobilizing to promote healing and reconciliation, including a new task force of the U.S. bishops.
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Racism faced by black nuns in America called ‘dangerous memory’
- Catholic News Service, Church in the US
- August 18, 2016
In early American history black women could be accepted into orders of nuns only if they could “pass for white,” and later they faced significant racial prejudice. Despite all that, they became role models for the black community in America and served as spiritual leaders.
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Vatican not quite done talking to American nuns
- Catholic News Service, Church in the US, Vatican
- June 15, 2016
Brazilian Cardinal Joao Braz de Aviz, the Vatican’s top official for religious life, said there are still about 15 orders of Catholic nuns in the United States with which his department wants to do follow-up after a controversial Vatican-mandated review officially ended more than a year ago.
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Sisters of Life offer a ‘booster shot’ for the Church
- Commentary
- June 4, 2016
Founded by Cardinal John O’Connor in 1989 with a special vow to protect the sacredness of human life, the Sisters of Life are now among the most vibrant orders in North America.
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