French Catholic Nun Sister Andre, Oldest Person in the World, Dies at 118
Seventy-six years later, Sister Andre moved to Toulon, in southern France, where she resided in the Sainte Catherine Labouré retirement home. It was here that she passed away.
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Justice Clarence Thomas Credits Catholic Nuns’ Anti-Racist Example
Thomas, only the second Black Supreme Court justice, delivered the Tocqueville Lecture at the invitation of the Center for Citizenship and Constitutional Government.
Myanmar Catholic Nun: Eucharistic Adoration Gave Me Strength to Kneel Before Police
The religious sister said that she views kneeling as a “gesture of reconciliation” that also communicates forgiveness of one’s enemies.
Catholic Nun Begs Police Not to Shoot Protesters During Burma Unrest
Speaking to Reuters, Sr. Tawng said: “I begged them not to hurt the protesters, but to treat them kindly, like family members.”
Report: Catholic Nuns Join Protests Against Burma’s Military Coup
In a Feb. 3 statement, Cardinal Charles Maung Bo of Yangon asked the military to release “the voice of our people” Aung San Suu Kyi, and called the coup “shocking.”
Report: Catholic Nuns in China Forced Out of Convent Amid Government Harassment
The nuns were also forced to remove religious symbols, such as crosses and statues of saints from inside the convent, or face the demolition of their convent.
