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Nuns sexually assaulted by priests are one of the last Catholic taboos, but with reports of abuse rising, it is a scandal that will be difficult for the future pope to ignore.

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The world's oldest person, Brazilian nun Inah Canabarro Lucas, died at the age of 116, having barely survived infancy and attributing her long life to God.

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Sister Genevieve Jeanningros met Pope Francis when he was still Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio and the archbishop of Buenos Aires.

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CANDLES.

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Jessy Mendiola (photo) will portray a devoted nun on ABS-CBN’s Maalaala Mo Kaya (MMK) tonight at 8 after Wansapanataym.

[DatePublished] => 2014-08-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Entertainment [SectionUrl] => entertainment [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1331320 [Title] => Streetkids' menu [Summary] =>

A nun from a certain congregation whose members do not wear a habit except for the head dress, said to an Ear informer: "I didn't know whether to laugh or to cry when I saw some street kids eating on a sidewalk."

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SHARING. Here is a little story about Christmas sharing as told to an Ear informer by a nun. Maring (not her real name), a Yolanda evacuee from Tacloban, saw some children garbage scavengers upon her group's arrival in Cebu.

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SEX WORKER.

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Nuns sexually assaulted by priests are one of the last Catholic taboos, but with reports of abuse rising, it is a scandal that will be difficult for the future pope to ignore.

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The world's oldest person, Brazilian nun Inah Canabarro Lucas, died at the age of 116, having barely survived infancy and attributing her long life to God.

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Sister Genevieve Jeanningros met Pope Francis when he was still Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio and the archbishop of Buenos Aires.

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CANDLES.

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Jessy Mendiola (photo) will portray a devoted nun on ABS-CBN’s Maalaala Mo Kaya (MMK) tonight at 8 after Wansapanataym.

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A nun from a certain congregation whose members do not wear a habit except for the head dress, said to an Ear informer: "I didn't know whether to laugh or to cry when I saw some street kids eating on a sidewalk."

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SHARING. Here is a little story about Christmas sharing as told to an Ear informer by a nun. Maring (not her real name), a Yolanda evacuee from Tacloban, saw some children garbage scavengers upon her group's arrival in Cebu.

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SEX WORKER.

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