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19 Nov 2011

Murdered nun is fourth activist killed in India this year

A thorough investigation is needed into the killing of a nun who had worked for the rights of indigenous communities, human rights groups say.
4 May 2010

Brazilian rancher convicted for murder of land rights activist nun

Church officials have welcomed the conviction of a Brazilian rancher in plotting the murder of Dorothy Stang, a US-born Catholic nun and land rights' activist in Brazil.
14 Jul 2008

Leading nun says nonviolence must be restored to the core of faith

Women of faith have a special calling to restore religion’s principles of nonviolence in a conflicted world, Sister Joan Chittister has told more than 2,000 women at a gathering in the USA.
17 Apr 2007

Nuns come to blows over rights to convent

A fight between nuns has ended with two injuries and two arrests.
12 Dec 2006

Polish church tries to get nuns on the run

Roman Catholic nuns in Poland who mounted an occupation of their convent in a protest against the appointment of a new mother superior are refusing to leave the building, despite being expelled from their order by the Vatican - writes Jonathan Luxmoore for Ecumenical News International.