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

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)

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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