Senate proposal could “wreak havoc on low-income families and struggling communities, and must not be supported,” the bishops said in a statement released on Thursday evening.  

Surprise and outrage are two of the basic tools of comedy, and no one expects these sweet-looking sisters to sound like sailors.

Though the A.C.L.U. has not won in the courtroom so far, there is every indication these challenges will keep coming.

“Yes, some are H.I.V.-positive, but what is that?” asks Sister Agie. “They are precious children; they have their whole life before them.”

Sister Simone participated in the Voices of Faith conference in the Vatican on International Women’s Day, March 8.

Father Romano Gambalunga said that while "Lucia is already a saint in the eyes" of many people, "the prudent path of the church is that she is proposed to all, not just those who believe."