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Beloved French Nun Reveals All
 Beloved French Nun Reveals All 

Beloved French Nun Reveals All

Her upcoming memoir details wild 1920s exploits

(Newser) - Beloved French nun Soeur Emmanuelle is set to release a memoir revealing her wild adventures as a flapper in the 1920s. She loved dressing up and dancing the night away, she says, but gave it up to be a nun in 1929. When she later fell in love with an...

Ind. Nuns Don't Have a Prayer at Polls

South Bend sisters run afoul of strict voter-ID laws

(Newser) - A dozen nuns who lacked proper photo ID were turned away from an Indiana voting booth yesterday—by a fellow nun. None of the nuns, all over 80, had a driver's license because they don't drive, and some presented outdated passports, the AP reports. Their convent has launched a major...

'Conscientious' Folks Face Lower Risk of Alzheimer's

Dependability appears to reduce threat: study

(Newser) - "Conscientious" people appear to be less likely to get Alzheimer's, researchers have found. Participants whose personality tests pegged them as extremely self-disciplined, goal-oriented and dependable were 89% less likely to get Alzheimer's than those at the opposite end of the diligence spectrum, according to a new study in the...

Nuns' Home Will Fund Priest Sex Abuse Payment

LA archdiocese, facing $660M settlement, issues eviction notice

(Newser) - The LA Archdiocese has notified three nuns that their Santa Barbara convent will be sold to help pay the $660 million settlement with victims of sexual abuse by priests. They received only a letter requesting they vacate by year's end, the Los Angeles Times reports. “We're not even worth...

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