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Sister of Mercy

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noun

Roman Catholic Church.
  1. a member of a congregation of sisters founded in Dublin in 1827 by Catherine McAuley (1787–1841) and engaged chiefly in works of spiritual and corporal mercy.


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Ryan, a Sister of Mercy, often clashed with the then bishop of the Diocese of Kansas City-St.

From Washington Times • Apr. 10, 2016

Many nuns said they regarded the Vatican’s assessment as not only wrong, but also “a public humiliation,” said Sister Mary Waskowiak, a Sister of Mercy, in a news conference on Thursday.

From New York Times • Aug. 11, 2012

Catherine Josephine survived her mother, became a Sister of Mercy, New York City, lived to the age of 91.

From Time Magazine Archive

Says Elizabeth Carroll, a Sister of Mercy working at Washington's Center of Concern: "The arguments for women in the priesthood are unassailable."

From Time Magazine Archive

The Sister of Mercy, white and worn with the duties of that terrible day, slept upright in an arm-chair.

From Lorraine A romance by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)

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