Nuns

Sister Mildred Gross, provincial of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ convent, on October 31, 1992, during a news conference on the recent killing of five of their missionary sisters in Liberia.
Field Notes

Letter From Lancaster County, Pennsylvania: Nuns vs. Big Gas

The Adorers of the Blood of Christ, an order of Catholic nuns that define themselves as advocates of Earth, square off against the Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline.

Buddhist nuns practice kung fu at the Amitabha Drukpa Nunnery on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal.
Social Justice

The Kung Fu Nuns Teaching Self-Defense in the Himalayas

Nuns from the Drukpa lineage of Buddhism are known for their strength, athletic ability, and humanitarian relief work.

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Social Justice

Sister Act

In every issue, we fix our gaze on an everyday photograph and chase down facts about details in the frame.

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Social Justice

Who Becomes a Nun in 2015?

Why are 20-somethings choosing life in a convent?

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News in Brief

Nuns Protesting Nukes

Many say getting arrested, and then helping those in prison, is part of the point.

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News in Brief

The Unsolved Case of the Murder of American Nuns in Liberia

The FBI for the first time acknowledges the investigation of the 1992 killing of five American nuns in Liberia is again part of an active case.