Nun involved in lawsuit with Katy Perry over convent dies
A nun who was involved in a lawsuit with pop star Katy Perry over the sale of a
convent in Los Angeles died Friday after collapsing during a court
appearance.
Sister Catherine Rose Holzman, 89, had served the church "with dedication and
love for many years," Archbishop Jose Gomez said in a statement.
Holzman was a member of an order of elderly nuns involved in a dispute over
the sale of their convent in the city's Los Feliz neighborhood.
Hours before her death, Holzman spoke to KTTV ,
decrying a judge's ruling that cleared the way for the Archdiocese of Los
Angeles to sell the convent to Perry.
"To Katy Perry, please stop," Holzman said. "It's not doing anyone any good
except hurting a lot of people."
The singer sought to buy the 8-acre property and its Roman-villa style
buildings for $14.5 million. The "Roar" singer's efforts to buy the aging
hilltop home were stymied when the nuns tried to sell the convent to a local
entrepreneur to turn into a boutique hotel, but a judge ruled in 2016 that the
sale was invalid.
The Sisters of the Most Holy and Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary
have owned the property for more than 40 years, but they haven't lived in the
convent for several years.
"I was sad to hear the news of her passing and I have offered a Mass for the
repose of her soul,"
Gomez said in a statement. "We extend our prayers today to
the Immaculate Heart of Mary community and to all her friends and loved ones."
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