Indeed, the nuns running hospitals defied the simplistic image often ascribed to them, wrote John Fialka in his book " Sisters: Catholic Nuns and the Making of America." "Their contributions to ...

In the 1960s, most Catholic school teachers were members of religious orders. Now, many schools have one or two, or no nuns at all.

St. Louis — Inside the more than 600 Catholic hospitals across the country, not a single nun can be found occupying a chief executive suite, according to the Catholic Health Association. Nuns ...

The system was founded more than a century ago when five German nuns arrived in St. Louis with $5. Smallpox swept through the city and the Sisters of St. Mary walked the streets offering free care ...