She spent decades arguing that the pope had helped the Jews during World War II, despite accusations that he had abdicated his moral responsibility. Source: New York Times
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Janice McLaughlin, Nun Who Exposed Abuse in Africa, Dies at 79
By Gotham Rex on March 26, 2021
In a life dedicated to social justice, she was jailed in Rhodesia but later returned to a liberated Zimbabwe to help build its school system. Source: New York Times
9 Sisters at Upstate Convent Die as Outbreak Infects 47
By Gotham Rex on January 3, 2021
The deaths at the St. Joseph’s Provincial House outside Albany came as the virus surged in New York. Source: New York Times
Elizabeth J. McCormack, Innovative Educator, Dies at 98
By Gotham Rex on December 7, 2020
A former nun, she transformed Manhattanville College as its president before becoming a philanthropic adviser to major foundations and the Rockefellers. Source: New York Times
Sister Elaine Roulet, 89, Dies; Aided Imprisoned Mothers and Their Children
By Gotham Rex on August 22, 2020
Changes Sister Elaine helped bring about at the Bedford Hills prison for women in New York State allowed inmates and their offspring to bond. Source: New York Times
Georgianna Glose, a Nun and Activist for the Poor, Dies at 73
By Gotham Rex on May 12, 2020
Sister Glose, who died from complications of the novel coronavirus, ran a nonprofit in Brooklyn and was a whistle-blower in a sex abuse scandal. Source: New York Times