Shrinking sisterhood: Members of religious orders vow to carry on despite dwindling numbers
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Nuns listen to a Mass from their wheelchairs on a balcony at Caritas Christi on the Seton Hill campus in Greensburg on March 18.
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Sister Jane Ann Cherubin (right), general superior of the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill, talks with Sister Mary Norbert Long, provincial superior, following a clean water program and river trail cleanup at Allegheny Landing on Pittsburgh’s North Shore on March 14.
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Sister Mary Thomas Rodgers (from left), Sister Regina Marie Boslet and Sister Agnes Steedle listen during a Mass at Caritas Christi on the Seton Hill campus in Greensburg on March 18.
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Nuns make the sign of the cross during a Mass at Caritas Christi on the Seton Hill campus in Greensburg on March 18.
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Nuns pray during a Mass at Caritas Christi on the Seton Hill campus in Greensburg on March 18.
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A nun receives Communion during a Mass at Caritas Christi on the Seton Hill campus in Greensburg on March 18.
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Attendees make their way to the exit following a Mass at Caritas Christi on the Seton Hill campus in Greensburg on March 18.
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Sister Ann Patrick Adams receives Communion during a Mass at Caritas Christi on the Seton Hill campus in Greensburg on March 18.
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A nun listens to Mass at Caritas Christi on the Seton Hill campus in Greensburg on March 18.
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Sister Patrice Hughes listens during a Mass at Caritas Christi on the Seton Hill campus in Greensburg on March 18.
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Sister Miriam Richard Soisson prays during a Mass at Caritas Christi on the Seton Hill campus in Greensburg on March 18.
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Sister Anita Schulte prays during a Mass at Caritas Christi on the Seton Hill campus in Greensburg on March 18.
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Sister Carole Blazina (left) and Sister Jongnyeo Park take part in a river trail cleanup near Allegheny Landing on Pittsburgh’s North Shore on March 14.
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Sister Gemma Del Duca prays during a Mass at Caritas Christi on the Seton Hill campus in Greensburg on March 18.
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Sister Hyeon Lee (from left), Sister Anna Kim and Sister Ana Lydia Sonera take part in a river trail cleanup near Allegheny Landing on Pittsburgh’s North Shore on March 14.
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Sister Jongnyeo Park pulls a can from a bush as Sister Carole Blazina looks on as they take part in a river trail cleanup near Allegheny Landing on Pittsburgh’s North Shore on March 14.
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Sister Jongnyeo Park empties a bucket of trash she collected during a river trail cleanup near Allegheny Landing on Pittsburgh’s North Shore on March 14.
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Sister Jane Ann Cherubin (facing), general superior of the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill, gives a goodbye hug to a fellow nun following a clean water program and river trail cleanup at Allegheny Landing on Pittsburgh’s North Shore on March 14.
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Sister Anna Kim (front) and Sister Hyeon Lee help clean up trash along the river trail near Allegheny Landing on March 14.
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Nuns gather at Allegheny Landing on Pittsburgh’s North Shore for a clean water program before a cleanup effort along the river trail on March 14.
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Sister Anna Kim helps clean up trash along the river trail near Allegheny Landing on March 14.
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Sister Mary Norbert Long, provincial superior of the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill, takes part in a clean water program and river trail cleanup at Allegheny Landing on Pittsburgh’s North Shore on March 14.
Kristina Serafini | Tribune-Review
Sister Mary Norbert Long, provincial superior of the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill, clears trash from a bush near Allegheny Landing on Pittsburgh’s North Shore on March 14.
Sister Louise Grundish, 88, talks about her faith and hope for the future. The Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill hold an average age of 83, and sisters nationwide face sharply declining numbers.
