The Poor Clares, an isolated group of non-speaking nuns, have taken it upon themselves to pray for the ills of the world – praying made easier thanks to a live link to world-at-large bad news. More »
No, this is not a bad joke. An Italian priest is starting the online beauty pageant Miss Sister 2008. Nuns register online and attach a photograph (with or without the traditional veil) to get featured on Rev. Antonio Rungi’s blog. And while the Associate of Catholic teachers made a public statement against the site, Rungi feels that there’s nothing wrong with the idea at all, despite this picture we found on the web:
