‘How many of us will be left?’ Catholic nuns face loss, pain
Apr 9, 2021 · Communities of Catholic nuns are absorbing devastating losses from outbreaks of the coronavirus. The Felician Sisters lost 21 of their own, in four U.S. convents, a remarkable blow for a...
Where Have All the Sisters Gone? | Catholic Answers Magazine
Dec 1, 2006 · That is to say: Vatican II had barely ended when nuns began streaming out of religious life. In that case, the “exodus” clearly got started far too early to be blamed on the hierarchy’s alleged opposition to the renewal of religious life.
Catholic nuns share their loss and pain of the pandemic
Apr 16, 2021 · The Felician Sisters alone lost 21 of their own from four U.S. convents, a remarkable blow for a community of about 450 women. This intimate look within the cloister showed the lasting effects of what the pandemic wrought — in this case, the most reverent found themselves questioning faith and how one might continue living when so many nuns ...
Where have all the sisters gone? US Catholic school nuns …
Feb 22, 2025 · Just 2.5% of the faculty members in the nation's 5,905 Catholic elementary and high schools are religious or clergy members, according to a 2024 report by the National Catholic Educational...
‘How many of us will be left?’ Felician nuns face loss and pain …
Apr 12, 2021 · GREENSBURG, Pa. (AP) — At the front desk, the kindly nun who greeted visitors is missing, and in the chapel, where stained glass paints the walls with pastels, she no longer waves hello from the...
We finally know why 13 nuns from the same convent all fell dead
Jun 14, 2024 · In a particularly brutal stretch between April 10 and May 10, twelve nuns passed away. Just as the wounds began to scab, another sister succumbed to the virus on June 27, prolonging the community’s period of mourning.
'How many of us will be left?' Catholic nuns face loss during pandemic
Apr 12, 2021 · Communities of Catholic nuns are absorbing devastating losses from outbreaks of the coronavirus. The Felician Sisters lost 21 of their own, in four U.S. convents, a remarkable blow for a...
Death of 9 nuns highlights toll of coronavirus in convents - Yahoo
Jan 6, 2021 · The home for retired and infirm nuns lost nine residents to COVID-19 during December as the coronavirus pandemic's second wave surged in upstate New York. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)
'How Many of Us Will be Left?’ Catholic Nuns Face Loss, Pain
Apr 24, 2021 · The Felician order in America has lost 21 nuns to COVID-19. Vaccines provide hope for an end to those dark days. But the sadness created by the loss of so many fellow sisters is difficult.
Where Have All the Nuns Gone? - National Catholic Register
Aug 7, 2006 · Vatican II left a legacy of 16 documents, including Perfectae Caritatis (Decree on the Renewal of Religious Life). Although Briggs sees sisters as having been stifled in their quest for reform, he...