Less gossip, more gospel. Pope Francis urged a group of nuns with “vinegar faces” to steer clear of gossiping and not to speak with “the Devil” in an off-the-cuff rant. His Holiness, 88, spoke with sisters from the Union of St.

Pope Francis had a message for nuns, convey joy while refraining from gossip, he said as he addressed a gathering of nuns from the Union of St. Catherine of Siena of the Missionaries of the School

Many times in my life I have encountered nuns with a vinegar face, and this is not friendly, this is not something that helps to attract people,” the pope said.

If it weren't for them, the nuns, who represent 50 percent of the operational force in the Church, probably all educational, charitable, and pastoral structures scattered across the planet would

Pope Francis is urging nuns to spread the lord's word and speak with everyone but to have "no dialogue with 'the Devil amid warnings of farfetched tales and unfriendly mannerisms