New York City, N.Y., Mar 30, 2016 / 23:02 pm
The Holy See paid homage to all women and girls who have selflessly served others in education, healthcare, and forming the youth and upheld the four Missionaries of Charity murdered in Yemen as an example of women with unwavering dedication to peace.
"My delegation feels duty-bound at this moment to remember with gratitude and sorrow the four Missionary Sisters of the Charity Sister Anselm from India, Sister Marguerite and Sister Reginette from Rwanda, and Sister Judit from Kenya, who were massacred by cowardly fundamentalists on March 4 in Aden, Yemen," a Vatican spokesperson told the United Nations Security Council March 28.
"There is no greater sacrifice for peace and reconciliation than to lay down one's life for it," he said. "May their blood these be seeds for a peaceful and reconciled Yemen!" Apostolic Nuncio and Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, Archbishop Bernardito Auza said.
His address was part of the U.N. Security Council Open Debate entitled, "Women, peace and security: The role of women in conflict prevention and resolution in Africa."