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Maryknoll sister who ministered in Africa for nearly 40 years dies at 79

Maryknoll sister who ministered in Africa for nearly 40 years dies at 79 Mar 10, 2021 catholic news service Maryknoll Sister Janice McLaughlin is seen at Arrupe Jesuit University in Harare, Zimbabwe, in this undated photo. McLaughlin, who ministered in Africa for over 40 years, died March 7, 2021, in New York at age 79. She also was a former president of her religious community. (Credit: Tawanda Karombo/Global Sisters Report via CNS.) Maryknoll Sister Janice McLaughlin, who ministered in southern Africa for nearly 40 years and later became president of her religious order, died March 7 in Maryknoll, New York, at age 79. No cause of death was given. WASHINGTON, D.C. Maryknoll Sister Janice McLaughlin, who ministered in southern Africa for nearly 40 years and later became president of her religious order, died March 7 in Maryknoll, New York, at age 79. No cause of death was given.

Capturing the northern spirit

Capturing the northern spirit he old Holy Name of Mary Mission in Tsiigehtchic, N.W.T., is bathed in the northern lights. The church is side by side with the new church. Photo by Bishop Jon Hansen December 11, 2020 Situated in one of Canada’s coldest and most geographically isolated regions, the area encompassed by the Diocese of MacKenzie-Fort Smith in the Northwest Territories is a nature lover’s dream. Bishop Jon Hansen has been capturing that beauty with his photographic lens for the past five years he’s been living in the territory. A selection of those images has been curated into Missions in this Northern Land, a 2021 calendar raising funds for Catholic Missions In Canada (CMIC) and helping to engender hope in this winter season where many find themselves in isolation.

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