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76 German nuns test positive for COVID-19 amid outbreak at convent
December 1, 2020 | 8:50pmAt least 76 Catholic nuns have tested positive for COVID-19 amid an outbreak at their convent in Germany, church officials said Tuesday. The Sisters of Saint Francis of the Martyr...
Stream It Or Skip It: 'Black Narcissus' On FX, Where Nuns Try To Make A Haunted Himalayan Castle Into A Convent
November 23, 2020 | 5:30pmBased on the 1939 novel, the miniseries stars Gemma Arteton, Aisling Francisosi, Diana Rigg and Jim Broadbent.
'Black Narcissus' stars Gemma Arterton and Aisling Franciosi on nun thriller
November 23, 2020 | 3:28pmFX’s psychological thriller “Black Narcissus” follows nuns on a remote mountain top in the Himalayas — and the journey was literal for the cast members.
Whoopee! Whoopi Goldberg confirms 'Sister Act 3' is in the works
October 7, 2020 | 3:34pmOld habits die hard.
Chicago nun runs marathon on treadmill, raises $108K for charity
August 25, 2020 | 3:58pmMeet the nun on the run. Sister Stephanie Baliga of Chicago has raised over $108,000 for charity after running a marathon on a treadmill after the city’s annual 26.2-mile race...
Nuns say coronavirus 'shattered our faith' after losing 13 sisters
July 22, 2020 | 4:21pmThe tragedy "may be the worst loss of life to a community of religious women" in the past century.
Coronavirus outbreak at convent leaves five nuns dead
May 1, 2020 | 12:48amFive nuns have reportedly died during a coronavirus outbreak in a single Wisconson convent specializing in care for older sisters with dementia. Three of the nuns died within a week...
Nun accused of sexually abusing student 50 years ago
January 7, 2020 | 2:02pmA New Jersey nun is accused of sexually abusing a first-grade student at a Catholic school more than 50 years ago, according to a new lawsuit. The victim, now 62,...
These nuns have a deadly secret
December 21, 2019 | 2:39pmForget "Kung Fu Panda" — meet the ninja nuns. Nuns of the Buddhist Drukpa Order outside of Kathmandu wake up before dawn each day to perfect their craft of Chinese...
Catholic Church probes 2 nuns who returned pregnant after missionary trip to Africa
November 5, 2019 | 10:09amThe Catholic Church launched an investigation into two nuns who took a vow of chastity, yet returned to Italy pregnant after a missionary trip, according to reports. The two women,...
'St. Agatha' on Netflix: That Gross Ending, Explained
August 9, 2019 | 3:40pmKick-off the weekend with some super creepy nuns.
Little girl's terrifying 'The Nun'-themed birthday party a social media hit
June 7, 2019 | 4:30pmOne little girl is being praised on social media for conjuring up a spooky theme for her birthday party: “The Nun.” Three-year-old Lucia celebrated her birthday in Monterrey, Mexico, on...
Catholic nuns urged to speak out about sex abuse
May 24, 2019 | 1:32pmVATICAN CITY — The umbrella group of Catholic nuns is urging religious sisters around the world to speak out about sexual abuse by priests and other abuses of power that...
Religious superiors to get training on nun abuse cases
May 2, 2019 | 2:11pmThe head of the international umbrella group of nuns said Thursday that religious sisters are increasingly speaking out about sexual and other forms of abuse by clergy, but that their...
Nuns from Colombia serenade crowd while rowing in Central Park
April 23, 2019 | 8:33pmIt was a "Sister Act" in Central Park. A group of nuns from Colombia were spotted serenading park goers in Manhattan on a sunny Tuesday afternoon during a visit to...
Top staff at Vatican women's magazine quit in latest upheaval
March 26, 2019 | 8:16amVATICAN CITY — The founder and all-female editorial board of the Vatican's women's magazine have quit after what they say was a Vatican campaign to discredit them and put them...
Inside the horrifying, unspoken world of sexually abusive nuns
February 16, 2019 | 10:54pm“God is Love,” Sister Mary Juanita Barto told Cait Finnegan as she repeatedly raped her in classrooms at Mater Christi High School in Queens in the late 1960s.
Pope Francis admits nuns have been sexually abused by clergy
February 5, 2019 | 1:31pmPope Francis admitted for the first time Tuesday that nuns have been sexually abused by priests and bishops in the Catholic Church — and even held as sexual slaves. In...
This Bronx-born nun may become a saint
January 13, 2019 | 7:15pmShortly before she was brutally murdered by a military death squad in El Salvador, Sister Maura Clarke wrote to her mother in Queens with a simple request. She needed a...
Former nun-in-training set to make professional porn debut
January 2, 2019 | 9:15amA former trainee nun is starting her professional porn career off with a bang by signing an exclusive deal with one of the biggest porn companies in the US. Yudi...