MIAMI (AP) — A soccer-loving nun from Brazil is believed to have become the world's oldest living person at nearly 117 following the recent death of a woman from Japan. Sister Inah Canabarro was ...

29, who died from natural causes. After her death, Japan’s oldest living person became 115-year-old Okagi Hayashi, who lives in the Gifu Prefecture. Lucas celebrated her 110th birthday in 2018 ...

After the death of Japan's Tomiko Itooka in December 2024, 116-year-old Brazilian nun Inah Canabarro Lucas became the world's oldest living person.

Inah Canabarro Lucas is now recognized as both the oldest living woman and the oldest living person after Tomiko Itooka's passing Ingrid Vasquez is a Digital News Writer at PEOPLE. She graduated ...

Tomiko Itooka, the oldest person in the world, died last week at the age of 116. That title is now held by a Brazilian elder. Host Carolyn Beeler has the story. Tell us about your experience accessing ...