Ukrainian Catholic nuns dedicate their lives to service

Retired Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate still host a meal every month for their neighbours

Sister Daria Sportak, SSMI (left), and Sister Angelica Hodowansky, SSMI, enjoy the spring weather in their New Westminster neighbourhood. Special to The B.C. Catholic.

Two Ukrainian Catholic nuns have lived a life of faith as Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate. For full story see The B.C. Catholic website.


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Representatives of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops and Canadian Rabbinic Caucus meeting in November. CCCB photo.

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