Pope Francis Criticizes Nun 'Vinegar Face'

Pope Francis tells group of nuns not to ‘gossip’ and to be more ‘friendly and loving’ during rant
Less gossip, more gospel. Pope Francis urged a group of nuns with “vinegar faces” to steer clear of gossiping and not to speak with “the Devil” in an off-the-cuff rant. His Holiness, 88, spoke with sisters from the Union of St.
Pope Francis Criticizes Nun 'Vinegar Face' as He Calls on Them to Be Messengers of Joy
Pope Francis had a message for nuns, convey joy while refraining from gossip, he said as he addressed a gathering of nuns from the Union of St. Catherine of Siena of the Missionaries of the School
Pope Francis to teaching sisters: Leave ‘vinegar faces’ behind, embrace joy
Many times in my life I have encountered nuns with a vinegar face, and this is not friendly, this is not something that helps to attract people,” the pope said.
Pope Francis Criticizes Unfriendly Nuns with 'Nasty Vinegar' Faces, Tells Them to Stop Speaking with Devil
The Pope emphasized the importance of friendliness and love in embodying the virtues of the Catholic Church as he told nuns to abandon 'vinegar' faces Sunday.
Pope calls out 'vinegar face' nuns amid gossip and orders not to 'speak with the devil'
Pope Francis is urging nuns to spread the lord's word and speak with everyone but to have "no dialogue with 'the Devil amid warnings of farfetched tales and unfriendly mannerisms
Pope Francis has named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, tapping an Italian nun
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Pope Francis names first woman to run Vatican office
Sister Simona Brambilla, 60, of Italy will be prefect of the Dicastery for Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life.
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These Nuns Were Excommunicated but Won’t Leave Their Convents
Ana Maria Arevalo Gosen for The New York Times Sixteen nuns renounced the Catholic Church and accused Pope Francis of “usurping the Holy See.” They pledged their allegiance instead to a ...
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Pope Francis urges priests to guard against spirituality that stokes divisions
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Pope names Sister Brambilla to head major Vatican office
Pope Francis has appointed Sister Simona Brambilla to lead a Vatican department, naming the first woman head of the office ...
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Inspiration behind Poulenc's Opera: 16 guillotined nuns canonized by Pope Francis
On July 17, 1794, at 8:00 p.m., the nuns were executed in the Place du Trône, today's Place de la Nation, after being convicted of hostility to the French Revolution. Pope Francis approved the ...