Sister André with her 118 years is the oldest woman in the world

At 118 years old,

, a French nun, formerly the oldest woman in France and Europe, now becomes the oldest woman in the world after the death of the Japanese from Guinness,

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Sister André when she turned 118 years old

Speaking from Toulon, in the south of

, where she resides in the Sainte-Catherine Labouré retirement home, Sister André welcomed the news with "pride" but also with humility.

And the regret of "not being able to give back to others" everything they give her.

His message: "May people help and love each other instead of hating each other. If we shared all this, things would be much better!", He assured.

To the usual question about the secret of his longevity, he replied with a smile: "Only the good Lord knows this."

Sister André, born

, went through history and is also

.

Like so many French retirement homes, the one in which she resides had become a hotbed with 81 residents infected during the pandemic.

A dozen died but she, despite her age, also passed that test.

And today 'grandmother Europe' becomes the grandmother of humanity.