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| The front part of the Sisters' vehicle which was involved in the accident |
Two Catholic Nuns of the Sacramentine Sisters Congregation from Ntcheu Parish, Dedza Diocese have died after their car they were travelling in, collided with a minibus which was coming from the opposite direction, some few kilometers from the city of Lilongwe on 4th September 2014.
Information received from Malawi said that the deceased Nuns have been identified as Sister Magreta Raveli aged 65 and Sister Anna Marie Kwidoti, 68 both Italian by nationality. The accident also left another Nun critically injured, admitted at Lilongwe Central Hospital.
Speaking at Kamusi Central Hospital in Lilongwe where he led in a prayer for the departed nuns before their bodies were transferred to Ntcheu, the Archbishop of Lilongwe Most Rev. Tarcisio Ziyaye said that the sudden death of the two nuns is shocking and a great loss to the Catholic Church in Malawi.
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| The rear of the sisters' vehicle which was involved in the accident |
Archbishop Ziyaye expressed his condolences to the congregation saying that the Archdiocese of Lilongwe shares in the grief with the congregation and the family of the departed Nuns and that he is praying for quick recovery to the injured one.
Speaking to AMECEA Online News, AMECEA Secretary General, Rev. Fr. Ferdinand Lugonzo said that AMECEA Secretariat has received this sad news with great shock. He further said that likewise, AMECEA mourns together with the Catholic Church of Malawi and in particular the Congregation of Sacramentine Sisters and the families of the deceased Nuns.
“We pray for the repose of their souls and healing at this time of sorrow. May the Almighty God grant them eternal rest,” Fr. Lugonzo said.
The two nuns will be buried on Saturday 6th September 2014 at Ntcheu.
SOURCE: Prince Hendreson-ECM Communications Officer and Pamela Adinda, AMECEA Social Communications