Recognizing 25 years

Missionaries of Charity mark 25th anniversary of their arrival in Vancouver

Archbishop J. Michael Miller, CSB, celebrates the 25th anniversary of the arrival of the Missionaries of Charity in Vancouver April 27. Agnieszka Krawczynski / The B.C. Catholic.

Agnieszka Krawczynski of The B.C. Catholic newspaper reports that it has been 25 years since Mother Teresa and seven sisters arrived in Vancouver carrying cardboard boxes and spreading support for life and the poor. Four of them stayed in this city to create a long-lasting impact.

"We owe a great deal to the Missionaries of Charity," stated Archbishop J. Michael Miller, CSB, at the anniversary celebration April 27. He praised their remarkable efforts in the Downtown Eastside.

"The wounds of Jesus are still present in His people, and those wounds need to be taken care of," he said, thanking the Missionaries of Charity for tending to the injuries of homelessness, hunger, and imprisonment here for a quarter of a century.

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