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World’s oldest nun celebrates 113th birthday, has four words of advice
Guinness World Records says Sister Francis Dominici Piscatella has spent more than 90 years in the Catholic Church and credits teaching for longevity.
- Guinness World Records declared Sister Francis Dominici Piscatella the world's oldest living nun on Sunday as she celebrated her 113th birthday in New York.
- Joining the Dominican order at 17, Piscatella served the Catholic Church for more than 90 years, teaching in Catholic schools across Long Island until retiring at 84.
- "Teach until you die," Piscatella told the New York Post in 2025 regarding her longevity secret, having witnessed 10 different popes throughout her lifetime.
- Pope Leo XIV issued a proclamation celebrating her milestone birthday, according to WABC-TV, after she became the oldest nun following Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas's death in Brazil.
- A study published in the Journal of JAMA Psychiatry suggests gratitude may increase longevity, with lead author Ying Chen noting that fostering gratitude remains a public health priority.
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Born in 1913, Sister Francis Dominici Piscatella is the oldest nun in the world, according to Guinness World Records. On Sunday, she celebrated her 113rd anniversary, writes TVRinfo.ro.
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