Mother Mathilda Beasley, the first Black Catholic nun in Georgia, was a native of New Orleans. Beasley was born on Nov. 14, ...

Kneeler seats can even provide a bit of support to help make kneeling or standing that little bit easier on weary knees. Most kneelers are fairly simple and don’t cost a great deal, but it’s still ...

Asked about the reason for the closure, “which people, hurt and perplexed, address to some of the Poor Clares every day,” the nun explained that the Holy Father published the apostolic ...

A study published by UT Health San Antonio showed more than 30 years of aging and dementia patterns in nuns. In a statement, officials said their study analyzed patterns in dementia and aging from 678 ...

She continued that work for almost three decades, but national instability and governmental anticlericalism around the time of the First World War resulted in the nuns losing their school.

Soon after, Parker had five nuns visit her through the bars of her cell. “There was a heavy atmosphere of pain,” Sister Lydia Maria recalled. “We told her that we came from Waco to pray with ...

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The 35-year-old native of Saigon is a nun with Missionary Sisters of Mary Queen of the World and came to the U.S. when her superiors decided the lessons she'd learn in an American Catholic school ...

Do you like the Sisters of Battle from Warhammer 40,000? How about the birdseye sci-fi survival horror of Signalis? The roguelite progression of Void Bastards? The whole vibe of Event Horizon?

Some paintings feature the nuns with their eyes shut in ecstasy ... individual or group fellatio on melting altar candles, kneeling on all fours to drink red wine from a cup, and licking Jesus ...

To my amazement, this kind and gentle nun decided to make an example of the ... I reviewed several options she might consider — kneeling penitentially in the corner of the room for an hour ...