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On the evening of July 28, 1834, Sister Mary John (Elizabeth Harrison), a nun teaching at the convent, made her way to a sympathetic family that lived nearby, escorted by Edward Cutter and John Runey, two anti-Catholic residents of Charlestown. She was convinced to return to the convent the next day by Bishop Fenwick. [17]
"The growth and decline of the population of Catholic nuns cross-nationally, 1960-1990: A case of secularization as social structural change." Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion (1996): 171-183. JSTOR 1387084; Fialka, John J. Sisters: Catholic Nuns and the Making of America (New York: St. Martin Press, 2003), popular journalism.
The National Coalition of American Nuns (NCAN) was founded in 1969 by Margaret Traxler and Audrey Kopp. [1] The organization is known for its advocacy for women's rights, [2] support for the Equal Rights Amendment, [3] opposition to the Catholic Church hierarchy, [4] including Pope Francis, [5] as well as its positions on abortion, LGBT rights, and women's ordination.
The fight to move the Catholic Church in America to the right — and the little-known O.C. lawyer behind it ... Both schools remain sought after for South Orange County families at a time when ...
In 1771, she established the first Ursuline convent in Ireland on Cove Lane in Cork. The community was made up of four Cork women – who were professed at the Ursuline Convent in the Rue St. Jacques in Paris – together with a reverend mother. [17] [3] In 1825, the sisters and their boarding students relocated to Blackrock. The first Ursuline ...
The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence are slated to receive the Dodgers' Community Hero Award at the team's Pride Night on Friday. Religious groups are organizing a "prayerful procession" in protest ...
Rebecca Theresa Reed (1813-1838) was an American escaped nun and author of the memoir Six Months in a Convent, which influenced the first of many anti-Catholic waves. [clarification needed] Reed’s book vividly describes her experience in an Ursuline convent and has sold thousands of copies.
The sexual abuse of children by Catholic sisters and nuns has been overshadowed by far more common reports of male clergy abuse. Women in religious orders have also been abuse victims — but they ...