This 1898 photo provided by the Sisters of the Holy Family (SSF) shows members of the religious order of African-American nuns in New Orleans. (SSF via AP) Even as a young adult, Shannen Dee ...

If you have ever had your hand slapped by a sister in school or you were treated lovingly, I recommend a book for you: “Subversive Habits-Black Catholic Nuns in the Long African American Freedom ...

Roneisha Simpson, a junior at Cardinal Ritter High School in St. Louis, speaks with Sister Mary Antona Ebo after the Franciscan Sister of Mary addressed students at the school Feb. 14, 2013. (CNS ...

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The French nun has become an unexpected but powerful voice for the Church, reaching hundreds of thousands of young people where they are — online. Since 2022, her joyful witness and authentic faith ...

Williams, a history professor at the University of Dayton, brings to light in her ambitious debut the overlooked contributions of American Black Catholic nuns to the fight for civil rights. Williams ...

I first met Bishop Gumbleton in the late 1970s. I was the managing editor of the Catholic Worker and Bishop Gumbleton had invited me to Detroit to speak at a conference on peace. My assigned topic was ...

Olympic swimmer Katie Ledecky visits Long Island as Catholic Health ambassador to inspire students on wellness, goal setting ...

She must have forgotten that whole vow of poverty thing. An 80-year-old nun has been sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison for embezzling $835,000 from a Catholic elementary school where she ...

Now at 20 years of making Thanksgiving happen for Omaha families, the local organization provided over 300 kits this year.