SISTER LEONELLA SGORBATI PRAISED BY THE PONTIFF

Pope praises slain nun

POPE Benedict paid tribute to an Italian nun killed in Somalia, saying her sacrifice was a prime example of Christian witness.

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"This nun, who served the poor and children in Somalia for many years, died with the word 'forgiveness' on her lips," Benedict told pilgrims and tourists in his Sunday address at his (northern) summer residence south of Rome.

"That is the most authentic of Christian witness, a peaceful sign of contradiction that demonstrates the victory of love over hate and evil," he said.

Sr Sgorbati, born in 1940 in Piacenza in northern Italy, was from the Missionaries of the Consolation order based in Nepi, near Rome.


The reports said that Sister Sgorbati was shot four times in the back...

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