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NINE nuns die from Covid-19 in just over a month at a New York convent

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Nine nuns have died from Covid-19 in just over a month at a New York convent after an outbreak infected at least 22 sisters. A spokesman from Albany County – in upstate New York – said that officials were aware of the deaths among the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet in Latham. Earlier in the … Read more

Convent Garden puts luxury items up for sale including hotel stays and designer bags

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A night at one of London’s most luxurious hotels that’s built on the site of the famous Bow Street court is among the many lavish lots up for sale in a charity auction that ends tonight.   The winner of one lot will be among the first guests to spend the night at new NoMad Hotel, in … Read more

Coronavirus kills six nuns aged 82 to 98 and infects 13 others at Italian convent

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Six elderly nuns from the same Italian convent have died from coronavirus while another nine are in hospital after being infected. Maria Annetta Ribet, 85, was the latest to die at a hospital in the commune of Tortona, in Italy’s hard-hit north, on March 27. An outbreak at Little Missionary Sisters of Charity was first … Read more