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Chainsaw-wielding nun just ‘wanted to help out’ after Hurricane Irma
By Emily McFarlan Miller — September 13, 2017
(RNS) — Sister Margaret Ann said the chainsaws were sitting in a school closet, and, after Hurricane Irma left a path of destruction through the city, 'they didn't belong there. They needed to be used.'
Oldest Italian nun says love is the secret to life
By Josephine McKenna — February 21, 2017
ROME (RNS) 'Love, love and keep on loving. With joy!' the nun said.
Nun recounts rape, abuse by priest in memoir backed by Catholic Church
By Josephine McKenna — March 21, 2016
ROME (RNS) "This is the first time a full story about clerical sexual abuse has been written in Italian by an Italian,” said a priest who is on the Vatican's anti-abuse commission and wrote the preface to the book.
Hunting nun with a trophy deer misses the mark on Catholic teachings (COMMENTARY)
By Charles C. Camosy — December 8, 2015
(RNS) It's a mistake to dismiss the criticism Sister Bauer has received as coming from “liberals.” As a Catholic theologian, I’m committed to a set of traditions and teachings that make it clear it’s deeply problematic to proudly display a carcass from a deer one has just killed.
Sister Monica’s secret ministry to transgender people
By Renée K. Gadoua — August 11, 2015
(RNS) Now in her early 70s and semiretired because of health problems, Sister Monica remains committed to her singular calling for the past 16 years: helping transgender people come out of the shadows.
After nun rape, India cardinal says protect humans, not just cows
By Reuters — March 19, 2015
NEW DELHI (Reuters) The Catholic cardinal's comments appeared directed against hardline Hindu nationalists who have stirred up animosity against India's Christian and Muslim minorities while successfully lobbying for tougher laws against killing cows.
Audio Slideshow: Welcoming a sister
By Tracy Simmons — January 21, 2013
NEWPORT, Wash. (RNS) On Sunday Sravasti Abbey welcomed a new novice nun to its community. In an ordination ceremony Daniela Mieritz took vows and became Venerable Thubten Jampa. Ruby Pan also took vows to become an Anagarkia.
Provocative art put Catholic nun in the middle of 1960s maelstrom
By David E. Anderson — July 11, 2012
(RNS) Combining images and words from advertising, pop culture and religion, the bold graphic art of Sister Mary Corita was as deeply representative of the spirit of the 1960s as it was ubiquitous in church basements, dorm rooms and urban communes of people involved in the struggle for civil rights and the campaign to end the Vietnam War. By David E. Anderson.
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