Allowing the pipeline through the property would run contrary to the congregation's Land Ethic.

Senate proposal could “wreak havoc on low-income families and struggling communities, and must not be supported,” the bishops said in a statement released on Thursday evening.  

Surprise and outrage are two of the basic tools of comedy, and no one expects these sweet-looking sisters to sound like sailors.

Though the A.C.L.U. has not won in the courtroom so far, there is every indication these challenges will keep coming.

“Yes, some are H.I.V.-positive, but what is that?” asks Sister Agie. “They are precious children; they have their whole life before them.”

Sister Simone participated in the Voices of Faith conference in the Vatican on International Women’s Day, March 8.