nun
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Ethel Caterham, who lives at Hallmark Lakeview Care Home in Lightwater, took on the mantle in April 2025 after the death of Brazilian nun Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas at the age of 116.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
“It’s difficult to maintain hope amid so much tragedy,” said a nun from Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity congregation, who was consoling survivors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
TV viewers saw her last in Channel 4's The Falling, starring Keeley Hawes and Paapa Essiedu, about a nun and Catholic priest who fall in love.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
A nun has been teaching her to cook, and every morning she attends the chapel service.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
The little nun at the end of the table is smiling at me in a most unsettling way.
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
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