Feb 8 2019
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Today we bring you the tale of a medieval shero: Sister Joan of Leeds, who faked her death to escape a convent for a…
Feb 5 2019
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During a historic trip to the Middle East, Pope Francis admitted Tuesday that the Catholic Church has had a problem…
Dec 8 2018
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Two California nuns who worked as educators embezzled $500,000 and spent it on travel and casinos. Now their order…
Jul 27 2018
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The Catholic Church, which has yet to meaningfully address cases of child sexual abuse throughout its parishes for…
Apr 28 2018
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After years of awaiting Vatican approval for the sale of the sprawling $14.5 million Los Feliz hilltop…
Mar 22 2018
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Katy Perry has technically won the battle against the nuns whose convent she desires, but the last remaining nun,…
Mar 1 2018
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The Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano apparently has a women’s magazine, and apparently, they are not fucking…
Nov 20 2017
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Think of the thing you want more than anything. Is it a new president? Healthcare for all? An end to world hunger? A…
Jul 24 2017
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Dec 28 2015
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A group of cloistered nuns known as the “Pink Sisters” for their rose-colored habits have successfully completed 100…
Nov 20 2015
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Catholic priests have become synonymous with “abuse” in recent years, but they’ve never been the only people of the…
Oct 10 2015
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Nuns from the Missionaries of Charity, the group founded by the late Mother Teresa, will close down their 30…
Sep 24 2015
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A simple Google search for the word “nun” brings up a flurry of related news articles. Nuns tailgating to see Pope…
Jul 24 2015
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There’s not much money in a life of quiet contemplation, which is tough, because quiet contemplation while ConEd…
Apr 17 2015
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NUNS WIN! NUNS WIN! Or at least American nuns no longer have a Vatican investigation hanging over their heads,…
Mar 23 2015
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Pope Francis just made a whirlwind visit to Naples, where he gave a speech condemning corruption and organized…
Jan 23 2015
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For the second time in a year, an Italian nun complaining of stomach pains has gone to the hospital and, rather…
Dec 16 2014
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In 2008, under then-pope Benedict XVI, the Vatican launched a broad investigation into the "quality of life" of…
Jun 6 2014
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Last night, Sister Cristina Scuccia—the adorable singing nun who blew everyone away with the amazing Alicia Keys…
May 30 2014
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The Voice of Italy has not yet said arrivederci to singing Sicilian nun Sister Cristina. Her most recent…