Sr. Cristina Covers Madonna’s Raunchy “Like a Virgin”–And Turns It Into a Prayer
You remember Sister Cristina–the Italian nun who made a splash on social media last year after winning first-place in Italy’s version of “The Voice”? The peppy nun has released her first single from...
View ArticleEleven Nuns Who Changed My Life (UPDATED)
Do you appreciate the Sisters who taught you to add and subtract, to diagram a sentence, to pray and to be kind to your neighbor? Before Catholic Schools Week is too distant a reflection in the...
View ArticleHappy Birthday, St. Teresa of Avila: Patron of Catholic Writers and Headache...
A Saint I Can Relate To! St. Teresa of Avila was born 500 years ago today, on March 28, 1515. She was a mystic, writer, reformer, and the founder of the Discalced Carmelites. Her feast day is...
View ArticleMore Nuns for Britain, But Fewer for the U.S.
Why are more women attracted to religious life in Britain, while the number of new vocations continues to decline here in the United States? According to new statistics just released in the United...
View ArticleNuns Hospitalized After Long, Hot Weekend Trapped in Elevator
It gets hot in the Eternal City this time of year! Two Marist Sisters survived three hot days in a Rome elevator by drinking their own urine and praying a lot. A 58-year-old sister from Ireland and a...
View ArticleSaintly Scammers! Faux Nuns On Doorsteps in Florida
Godly scammers? Be on the look-out, Floridians, because a pair of young “nuns” have been hitting the doorsteps in Florida, asking for donations and pushing their way into homes. The young women,...
View ArticleA Pencil in God’s Hand: Mother Teresa’s Story Comes to the Big Screen
Anjezë (Agnes) Gonxhe Bojaxhiu was only twelve years old when she first felt the call to become a missionary to India. At the age of 18 she joined the Sisters of Loreto, with the hope of serving in...
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