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By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 18, 2023 / 08:00 am At 103 years old, Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt of the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary is known by most as simply “Sister Jean” or the “basketball nun.” With the motto “worship, work, win,” Schmidt has long …

ADRIAN, MICHIGAN—January 23, 2023—Sister Helen Hankerd, formerly known as Sister Mary Ingrid, died on Friday, January 20, 2023, at the Dominican Life Center in Adrian, Michigan. She was 93 years of age and in the 74th year of her religious profession in the Adrian Dominican Congregation. Sister Helen was born …

by Francesca Pollio Fenton Denver, Colo., Jan 17, 2023 / 18:05 pm Sister Andre Randon, a French nun and the oldest person in the world, has passed away at the age of 118. Randon became the world’s oldest person on April 19, 2022, when Kane Tanaka of Japan died at …

Miller, Sister Maria Luisa, 86, died peacefully Jan. 2 at home in Dayton, Ohio, under the care of hospice. She was born November 1936 in Cloverdale, Ohio, the eldest daughter of eight children, and entered the Sisters of the Precious Blood, Dayton, Ohio, in January 1954. For 69 years she …

by Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., Dec 11, 2022 / 06:30 am Holiday shoppers and other passersby in downtown Boston were pleasantly surprised Thursday to come upon a group of religious sisters singing Christmas carols in front of the Macy’s department store. “It was warm everywhere else except where we were …

Sister Margaret Zureick 85, died December 1 at Maria Joseph Center. She was born February 1937 in Cincinnati, Ohio, the eldest of 2 children into a loving family. In 1956, she entered the Sisters of the Precious Blood Dayton, Ohio, and faithfully served God, His people and the Congregation for …

Confronting outlaws and injustice, educating children, and caring for the sick are all part of the life story of a local Sister of Charity who is now being considered for sainthood. WKRC, Local 12 will air an hour-long documentary on the life and legacy of Sister Blandina Segale. A team …

by Edie Heipel Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 12, 2022 / 09:00 am Deep in the hills of the Indre region of southern France, a community of religious sisters with Down syndrome faithfully live out their vocation of contemplative prayer. It’s the only religious community in the world that welcomes sisters …

ADRIAN, MICHIGAN—October 27, 2022—Sister Mary Catherine Nolan, formerly known as Sister John David, died on Thursday, October 27, 2022, at the Dominican Life Center in Adrian. She was 89 years of age and in the 70th year of her religious profession in the Adrian Dominican Congregation. Sister Mary Catherine was …

SINSINAWA, Wis.—Sister Mary Louis “Louie” Russley, OP, died Sept. 16, 2022, at St. Elizabeth Manor, Footville, Wis. The funeral Mass was held at the Dominican motherhouse, Sinsinawa, Sept. 22, followed by burial in the Motherhouse Cemetery. Sister Mary Louis made her first profession as a Dominican Sister of Sinsinawa Aug. …