Whether it was the power of her prayers or her T-cells that did it, 116-year-old French nun Lucile Randon has survived COVID-19.
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Can Joe Biden solve the Little Sisters of the Poor dilemma?
If there is one thing Joe Biden does not need, it’s a lawsuit against the Little Sisters of the Poor.
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Their community lost 13 members to Covid. These Felician sisters still found God in the pandemic.
Two sisters reflected for America on the experiences of faith and grace they have found in the midst of a profoundly challenging time for their community.
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This nun has tweeted a prayer for Trump every day for four years. It hasn’t gotten any easier.
With days left in President Trump’s term, Sister Susan Francois has followed through on her pledge to post a daily prayer, even if they have become a bit more assertive after the violent storming of the U.S. Capitol.
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Nine Sisters of St. Joseph die in Covid-19 outbreak in New York
The pandemic has taken a terrible toll on the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet in Latham.
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The ‘O Antiphons,’ Reimagined
Ansgar Holmberg, C.S.J., 86, didn’t paint her O Antiphon series to edify or instruct anyone. They were meant only for herself.
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Eight nuns die of Covid-19 in one week at Wisconsin convent
These deaths are a grim reminder of how quickly the virus can spread in congregate living situations, even when precautions are taken.
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Nuns founded Chicago’s oldest hospital. Today Black Catholics are fighting to keep it open.
Chicago’s oldest hospital, founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1852, may soon be relegated to history.
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Ita, Maura, Dorothy, Jean: The legacy of 4 missionaries murdered in El Salvador 40 years ago
The four churchwomen chose to stay and to suffer, as St. Romero had once said, “the same fate as the poor.”
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St. Hildegard gives us a recipe for joy—even during a pandemic
Hildegard von Bingen’s five ingredients for an abundant life.