She got caught up again in the whirlwind of superficiality and sin that the world of cinema offered her.
I lived very badly; I lived in mortal sin.
I drank a lot, I smoked a lot, and I began to smoke drugs.
I continued with my friends, with my boyfriend.
I continuedin thesame way, Claire said before becoming a nun.
I didnt have thestrengthto break with all these things because I didnt ask the Lord to help me.
She helped hospitals, taught music at schools in vulnerable communities, and worked as a missionary.
The countrywas hitby amassive 7.8 earthquakethat caused the house she was staying in to collapse, killing everyone inside.
Her body was found lifeless under the rubble hours later and flown back to her hometown of Derry.
In January 2021, her order started taking the first steps toward her beautification.
A great saint for the modern age.
Christian netizens celebrated Sister Clares path to sainthood, while others questioned the veracity of her miracles