These women represent the changing face of the American nun.

The public murder of an American nun is not just a ghastly crime - it's a message.

Salvadoran courts have not convicted a single officer for killing civilians, among them four American nuns.

American nuns have long provided leadership in education, health care and social service.

American nuns had been most vocal in pressing for a greater recognition of nuns' work.

The ship carries 50 women, mostly from Lebanon, but also a group of American nuns.

Also among the dead were American nuns, Jesuit priests and urban political advocates.

One thing the figures show is that American nuns by and large do stick to their vows.

His troops also killed five American nuns last October.

"Even some American nuns, which I trust are not illegal to own."