Catholic pilgrims are descending on a Benedictine monastery in rural Missouri after a seemingly incredible discovery. The body of Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster, OSB, the African American foundress of ...

An abbey in rural Missouri has become the site of pilgrimage for many Catholics who view the body of a Benedictine nun as a modern American miracle. Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster died in May 2019, but ...

Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster was known for insisting on wearing her traditional habit — even when most of the Oblate Sisters of Providence had adopted more modern garb. “I am Sister WIL-HEL-MINA,” she ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. GOWER, Mo. — Catholic faithfuls are making ...

People pray over the body of Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster at the abbey of the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles, near Gower, Mo., in April 2023. AP Photo/Charlie Riedel Catholic tradition offers ...

The results of a medical examination of the body of Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster, OSB, have confirmed that there were no signs of decomposition when her body was exhumed last year, according to a ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Bishop of the Diocese ...

NINE DAY FORECAST COMING UP. BRIAN GOWER, MISSOURI, IS HOME TO 1500 PEOPLE, BUT IT COULD HAVE 15,000 VISITORS FOR MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. RIGHT NOW, PEOPLE ARE TRAVELING TO WITNESS WHAT SOME ARE CALLING ...

ALBA DE TORMES, Spain (OSV News) — The silver coffin of St. Teresa of Ávila was opened in Alba de Tormes Aug. 28 only to confirm her body has remained incorrupt since her death in 1592. The opening of ...

TO SEE THE ROYALS PLAY A PERFECT, PRESERVED PIECE OF HISTORY IN A SMALL MISSOURI TOWN, THE TOWN OF GOWER, MISSOURI, HALFWAY FROM SMITHVILLE TO SAINT JOSEPH OFF 169 HIGHWAY IS BEING FLOODED WITH ...

GOWER, Mo. (KCTV) - The small town of Gower, Missouri, is getting hundreds of visitors this week as people come from all over for what could be a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Sister Wilhelmina ...