From New Orleans to Loretto, a few young women buck the trends by joining the ranks of Catholic nuns
Less than 1% of nuns in the United States today are 30 or younger. That number has remained steady in the past decade but ...
Leap of faith: A few young women in US buck the trends by joining the ranks of Catholic nuns
But as Zoey Stapleton, 24, walked down a darkened hiking trail, steps behind her parents, she counted back from three and ...
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What drives a woman to reject a career and family in favour of a pact with God?
"There was an emphasis on education for women, with the Ursulines, the Sisters of Loreto, and the Presentation Sisters [following] in that tradition." The Presentation Sisters — researched by ...
Newsday12d
Takeaways from AP's reporting on young nuns
In emulation, the sisters dress in modest habits consisting ... an aspirant with the Carmelites of St. Thérèse of Lisieux, in Loretto, Pennsylvania. Power found support through the Labouré ...
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Leap of faith: A few young women in US buck the trends by joining the ranks of Catholic nuns
The 23-year-old from Eau Claire, Wisconsin, is currently an aspirant with the Carmelites of St. Thérèse of Lisieux, in Loretto, Pennsylvania, a cloistered community. The Franciscan Sisters ...