Nun whose body shows little decay since death draws hundreds to rural Missouri

People wait to view the body of Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster (Charlie Riedel/AP)
People wait to view the body of Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster (Charlie Riedel/AP)

Hundreds of people have flocked to a small town in Missouri to see a black nun whose body has barely decomposed since 2019.

Some say it is a sign of holiness in Catholicism, while others say the lack of decomposition may not be as rare as people think.

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