Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the beloved team chaplain for the Loyola University Chicago men’s basketball team, died on Thursday, October 9, at age 106. Sister Jean became a media sensation in 2018 ...

Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt rose to national prominence during the Ramblers' Cinderella run in the 2018 NCAA Tournament. Ronald Martinez / Getty Images Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the Loyola Chicago ...

Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the men’s basketball chaplain at Loyola University Chicago who became an international celebrity during the team’s improbable Final Four run in 2018, cheering courtside in ...

Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the cherished chaplain of Loyola University Chicago’s men’s basketball team, passed away on October 9, 2025, at the remarkable age of 106. Known globally for her role ...

She published a memoir in 2023, “Wake Up with Purpose! What I’ve Learned in My First 100 Years,” sharing lessons she’d learned throughout her life and offering spiritual advice. Sister Jean turned 106 ...

Sister Jean emanated a certain love and grit that sunk into students on and off the court — and made for great TV. Sister Jean Dolores Bertha Schmidt, the beloved Catholic nun who at age 98 ...

CHICAGO (RNS) — Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, chaplain of the Loyola University Chicago men’s basketball team and unlikely international celebrity, died last Thursday (Oct. 9) at age 106, according to ...

CHICAGO — Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the chaplain for the men’s basketball team at Loyola Chicago who became a beloved international celebrity during the school’s fairy-tale run to the Final Four of ...

(AP) - Longtime chaplain for Loyola Chicago’s men’s basketball team, Sister Jean, has retired at 106 because of health concerns. The school’s student newspaper, The Loyola Phoenix, announced her ...

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CHICAGO — Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the chaplain for the men’s basketball team at Loyola Chicago who became a beloved international celebrity during the school’s fairy-tale run to the Final Four of ...