US Edition'I've Given up Counting My Years': The World's Oldest Nun Turns 113
The Guinness World Record holder has served the church for more than nine decades and taught at Molloy College for 52 years.
- Sister Francis Dominici Piscatella, holder of the Guinness World Record as the world's oldest nun, celebrated her 113th birthday in New York this week.
- Piscatella joined the Order of the Sisters of Saint Dominic in Amityville, New York, in 1931 at age 17, determined to succeed despite a childhood amputation.
- As a Dominican sister, she served the church for over nine decades and taught at Molloy College for 52 years, stating, 'I had to show them that the fact I had one arm couldn't in any way impede me.'
- During her birthday celebration this week, Piscatella received a proclamation from Pope Leo, the 10th pope to be elected during her lifetime.
- In an interview with WABC, she said, 'I've given up counting my years,' while her great-great niece Alexa Grimle described her as 'very sweet.
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'I've given up counting my years': The world's oldest nun turns 113
Sister Francis Dominici Piscatella, who holds the Guinness World Record as the world’s oldest nun, added another candle to her birthday cake this week.
World's Oldest Nun Turns 113 Local, National | 04/24/2026 By: Good News Sister Francis Dominici Piscatella, born on April 20, 1913, in Central Islip, Long Island, New York, is now considered the world's oldest nun, following the death of Brazilian nun Inah Canabarro Lucas, who died at 116. Sister Francis Dominici Piscatella, a member of the Sisters of St. Dominic of Amityville, New York, speaks with Sister Joanne Walters before attending Ma…
World’s oldest nun turns 113 and reveals the secret to a long life – ‘My whole mind is on God’ - The Catholic Leader
A DOMINICAN sister from New York recognised by Guinness World Records as the worldʼs oldest living nun celebrated her 113th birthday this week. Sister Francis Domenici Piscatella was born on April 20, 1913, on Long Island. “My whole mind is (on) God. He has kept me going all these years,” she said. “God gives us a certain […] The post World’s oldest nun turns 113 and reveals the secret to a long life – ‘My whole mind is on God’ appeared first on…
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