Read this excerpt from the Little Sisters’ website, explaining the kind of work these filthy, filthy Catholic nuns do: The Little Sisters of the Poor are an international congregation of Roman ...

So when I got a grant to spend three years documenting Roman Catholic nuns cloistered in Mexican monasteries, I jumped at the chance. In Puebla, Mexico, where I grew up, some Catholic churches are ...

Sister Rosa, born Ngoc Hong Thi Pham in Vietnam, says the children she teaches at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Academy in New York City "look like angels." The 35-year-old native of Saigon is a ...

The Catholic religious in India have undertaken several steps to form brave, confident and socially relevant nuns. As a first step, the Conference of Religious Women India, the national body of ...

As Christmas approaches, all through the world’s Catholic convents, nuns and monks are extra busy preparing the traditional delicacies they sell to a loyal fan base even in rapidly secularising ...

National reporter Matt Sedensky and video journalist Jessie Wardarski gave voice to the intense emotion within communities of Catholic nuns that have experienced devastating losses from outbreaks of ...

These Nuns Advocated for Immigrant Rights for 40 Years — Now in Their 90s, They’re Not Slowing Down CHICAGO (AP) — At age 90 and 95, this Catholic nun dynamic duo have been “peacefully and ...