The Dominican Sisters of Amityville hosted a Mass and a luncheon Thursday to mark Sister Francis Piscatella 110th birthday and celebrate her status as the oldest living nun in the United States.
At 108, Dominican sister says God just wants me to hang around Friday, Apr. 30, 2021 By Catholic News Service EAST WILLISTON, N.Y. To put Sister Francis Dominici Piscatella’s extraordinarily long life into historical perspective, consider that Pope Pius X was pontiff and Woodrow Wilson was U.S. president when she was born in 1913. Nine popes and 18 presidents later, Sr. Piscatella, a member of the Sisters of St. Dominic of Amityville, N.Y., is defying the aging process while living independently in a condominium apartment she shares with another religious sister at a Long Island village. Sr. Piscatella celebrated her 108th birthday April 20.
At 108, Dominican sister says God ‘just wants me to hang around’ Sisters Francis Dominici Piscatella, center, and Francis Daniel Kammer, left, members of the Sisters of St. Dominic of Amityville, N.Y., are joined by their friend Lillian DeMarco as they chat with crossing guard Barbara Visogno after attending Mass at St. Aidan Church in Williston Park, N.Y., April 17, 2021. According to searchable public data, Sister Piscatella, who celebrated her 108th birthday April 20, is the second-oldest living religious sister in the U.S. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz) By Gregory A. Shemitz • Catholic News Service • Posted April 26, 2021 EAST WILLISTON, N.Y. (CNS) To put Sister Francis Dominici Piscatella’s extraordinarily long life into historical perspective, consider that Pope Pius X was pontiff and Woodrow Wilson was U.S. president when she was born in 1913.
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Sr. Francis Dominici Piscatella, center, a member of the Sisters of St. Dominic of Amityville, New York, is seen attending Mass at St. Aidan Church in Williston Park, New York, April 17, 2021. She is flanked by her friends, Amityville Dominican Sr. Francis Daniel Kammer, left, and Lillian DeMarco. According to searchable public data, Piscatella, who celebrated her 108th birthday April 20 is the second-oldest living religious sister in the U.S. (CNS/Gregory A. Shemitz) East Williston, N.Y. To put Sr. Francis Dominici Piscatella s extraordinarily long life into historical perspective, consider that Pope Pius X was pontiff and Woodrow Wilson was U.S. president when she was born in 1913.