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August 30, 2016

At memorial, murdered nuns recalled for their generosity, service in Mississippi

Sister Margaret Held, 68 and Sister Paula Merrill, 68 were found stabbed to death Aug. 25 in their Durant, Mississippi. At memorial Mass for the two on Aug. 29, the sisters were remembered for their generosity and service to Mississippi

JACKSON, Miss. – The deaths of Sister Margaret Held and Sister Paula Merrill demand justice, but not revenge, Franciscan Father Greg Plata said during a memorial Mass for the women religious in the Cathedral of St. Peter the Apostle.

Published in International
August 29, 2016

Murdered nuns committed lives to serving poor, vulnerable people in Mississippi

Sister Margaret Held, 68, a member of the School Sisters of St. Francis in Milwaukee, and Sister Paula Merrill, 68, a member of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth in Kentucky, are pictured in undated photos. The two women religious were found stabbed to death Aug. 25 in their Durant, Mississippi, home, police said.

NAZARETH, Ky. – The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth commit in their mission statement to "risk their lives" in their ministry to the poor and vulnerable.

Published in International
August 26, 2016

Suspect sought in murders of nuns who worked at Mississippi clinic

Sister Margaret Held, 68, a member of the School Sisters of St. Francis in Milwaukee, and Sister Paula Merrill, 68, a member of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth in Kentucky, are pictured in undated photos. The two women religious were found stabbed to death Aug. 25 in their Durant, Mississippi, home, police said.

WASHINGTON – Police continued to search for the killer of two women religious who spent years caring for poor people as nurse practitioners in central Mississippi.

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