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Former nuns form new communities beyond orders
A growing trend across the United States sees former nuns forming independent religious communities while preserving vows and devotion to the Church. These groups abandon official garb and canonical status, yet collaborate with area bishops and pursue varied projects from teaching to outreach in urban cores.
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Brunette Marie Cirillo
Glenmary
Clairfield
Tenn
Andrew M. Greeley
University of Chicago
St. Louis
Sally Thran
Illinois
Colorado
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
Texas
Wisconsin
Virginias
Fay Sanders
Daughters of the Cross
Milwaukee
Chicago
Oklahoma City
Pueblo
Colo