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What's the appeal of becoming a nun?
A few years ago the declining numbers of women joining religious orders led some to believe that convents would soon be a thing of the past - but the numbers of women taking holy vows in the UK has trebled in the past five years. Theodora Hawksley is just 29 and training to become a nun - she told Newshour why.
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