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Born in 1913, a New York nun has just celebrated her 113th birthday.Sister Francis Dominici Piscatella celebrated her milestone birthday Sunday, declared the world’s oldest nun by Guinness World Records. Piscatella has spent more than 90 years serving the Catholic Church, joining the Dominican order when she was 17. Above video: Study confirms being grateful may help you live longerThe Long Island native has been a member of the Sisters of St. Dominic of Amityville since 1931. Through her decades of service, Piscatella served as a teacher, taking on various subjects in Catholic schools across the area until she retired at 84. In fact, teaching is the secret to longevity, according to Piscatella.”Teach until you die,” she told the New York Post in 2025, when asked about her secret to a long and healthy life.“You have to be a saint before you get to heaven,” she said.Piscatella has seen 10 different popes in her lifetime. And in celebration of her 113th birthday, Pope Leo XIV issued a proclamation celebrating her milestone birthday, according to WABC-TV in New York.Piscatella has held the title of the world’s oldest living nun for a little over a year now, according to Guinness World Records.She became the oldest nun after the death of Brazil’s Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas on April 30, 2025.
Born in 1913, a New York nun has just celebrated her 113th birthday.
Sister Francis Dominici Piscatella celebrated her milestone birthday Sunday, declared the world’s oldest nun by Guinness World Records.
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Piscatella has spent more than 90 years serving the Catholic Church, joining the Dominican order when she was 17.
Above video: Study confirms being grateful may help you live longer
The Long Island native has been a member of the Sisters of St. Dominic of Amityville since 1931.
Through her decades of service, Piscatella served as a teacher, taking on various subjects in Catholic schools across the area until she retired at 84.
In fact, teaching is the secret to longevity, according to Piscatella.
“Teach until you die,” she told the New York Post in 2025, when asked about her secret to a long and healthy life.
“You have to be a saint before you get to heaven,” she said.
Piscatella has seen 10 different popes in her lifetime. And in celebration of her 113th birthday, Pope Leo XIV issued a proclamation celebrating her milestone birthday, according to WABC-TV in New York.
Piscatella has held the title of the world’s oldest living nun for a little over a year now, according to Guinness World Records.
She became the oldest nun after the death of Brazil’s Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas on April 30, 2025.
