Spanish nun murdered in Haiti
September 05, 2016
A Spanish religious sister who worked as a nurse in Haiti was murdered on September 2.
Sister Isabelle Sola Matas, 51, was driving down a street in Port-au-Prince when she was shot by robbers who wanted her purse. A passenger in her car was also shot but survived.
During his September 4 Angelus address, Pope Francis said:
We pray especially for Spanish missionary nun, Sister Maria Isabel Sola Macas, who was killed two days ago in the capital of Haiti, a country so tormented, for which I pray for an end to such acts of violence and for greater security for all. We also remember other sisters that recently have experienced violence in other countries.
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Further information:
- Le parole del Papa alla recita dell’Angelus, 04.09.2016 (Holy See Press Office)
- Pope’s Angelus Address at Canonization of Mother Teresa (Zenit)
- Pope remembers Sr Isabel, Spanish missionary killed in Haiti (Vatican Radio)
- “The body of slain Spanish nun Isabelle Sola Matas is carried away by morgue workers …” (AP)
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