Sister Simone Campbell

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Sister Simone Campbell will receive the nation’s highest civilian honor this week. She’s an activist, lawyer, poet, and co-founder of the “Nuns on the Bus” movement.

Sister Simone Campbell: From ‘nun on the bus’ to Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient

Sister Simone Campbell will receive the nation’s highest civilian honor this week. She’s an activist, lawyer, poet, and co-founder of the “Nuns on the Bus” movement.

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