FOREST CITY — Missionaries of Charity Sister Mary Catherine of Siena, a parishioner of Immaculate Conception Church before entering the religious order founded by St. Teresa of Calcutta, has been named house superior of her community’s new monastery in Oulu, Finland.
The Missionaries of Charity Contemplative monastery was consecrated Dec. 12, 2016, by Bishop Teemu Jyrki Juhani Sippo of Helsinki. The Missionaries of Charity are the first Catholic nuns in the north of Finland.
Pictured are: (back row) Father Thomas Donbosco, pastor of Holy Family of Nazareth, Oulu; Missionaries of Charity Sister Mary Angelina; Bishop Sippo; Sister Mary Catherine of Siena; Missionaries of Charity Sister Mary Fabijana, Regional Superior Missionaries of Charity Active; Deacon Gonzales; and (front row) Missionaries of Charity Sister Mary Cristoffer; Missionaries of Charity Sister Mary Therese; Missionaries of Charity Sister Marie Noel; Missionaries of Charity Sister Mary Victorija, Regional Superior European Missionaries of Charity Contemplative; and Missionaries of Charity Sister Mary Joseph.
— Giuliana Polinari Riley, correspondent