Catholics face crisis over retired nuns (AP)

<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/us/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060727/ap_on_re_us/nuns_retirement"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/net/20060728/capt.7cb621fb9d9e2b7d5222d331d5636f80.jpg?x=86&y=1 30&sig=bVil2b6hPlBCweJDrZNImg--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="**FILE PHOTO** A Trappistine nun with poor eyesight holds her hymnal close during mid-day prayers at St. Mary's Abby in Wrentham, Mass., Aug. 21, 1995. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)" border="0" /></a>AP - With tens of thousands of U.S. nuns over age 70, the Roman Catholic Church is facing a massive financial shortfall for the care of retirees in religious orders — a gap that over the long term dwarfs costs from the clergy abuse crisis.</p><br clear="all"/>

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