Using her forefinger, Sister Juli Caron traces a circle over Dean Carpenter's head. "I want to get my halo shining like yours," she says, standing at his bedside in MeritCare's oncology unit.

The Senate Judiciary Committee released the texts by ex-prosecutors who were dismissed shortly after Donald Trump returned to the presidency.

Justice Department prosecutors under the Biden administration exchanged texts relishing the chance to prosecute Catholic nuns — particularly traditional nuns “who still wear the head habit.” One of ...

I used to be Catholic, but I’m not anymore. Can you pray for me? These are not the sorts of things the average person hears from complete strangers, but for Catholic religious women wearing habits, it ...