Nun's incorrupt remains point to rich heritage of US Black Catholics
Cleaned and protected with wax, Sister Wilhelmina's remains are now on display for veneration at Missouri monastery
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Cleaned and protected with wax, Sister Wilhelmina's remains are now on display for veneration at Missouri monastery
LOS ANGELES (OSV News) -- The Archdiocese of Los Angeles called on 'all Catholics and people of goodwill to stand against bigotry and hate in any form' after the Los Angeles Dodgers reinstated plans to honor a self-described 'leading-edge order of queer and trans nuns.' The California Catholic Conference has joined its voice in criticizing the Dodgers, saying May 25 it 'is wildly offensive' that the team would honor the group, the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, which 'intentionally ridicules
The body of Benedictine Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster of the Most Holy Rosary was found to be incorruptible. She founded an interracial, contemplative Benedictine community that bridged racial divides in the Church.
Hundreds of pilgrims have been flocking to the monastery to gently touch and pray before the body of Benedictine Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster.
Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster, whose body was discovered apparently incorrupt, founded the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of the Apostles. / Courtesy of the Benedictines of MaryDenver, Colo., May 24, 2023 / 15:45 pm (CNA).When the Benedictine Sisters of Mary, Queen of the Apostles exhumed the body of their foundress Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster, OSB, on May 18, they found the unexpected: Four years after her death and burial in a simple wooden coffin, her body appeared remarkably well preserved.The news quickly spread on social media about the unusual state of the remains of the contemplative order'...