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BRIEF: UNCW Catholic Student Center hosting Sisters of St. Ursula international web conference this weekend

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Catholic nuns, members of the Society of Saint Ursula, are convening in Wilmington and online this weekend for an international web conference.

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Nuns from around the world visited St. Mary on Friday Feb. 22. Credit: Photo by Amanda Greene

The meeting organized by Sister Rose McNamara at the University of North Carolina Wilmington's Catholic Student Center has brought nuns from France, the Democratic Republic of Congo and the U.S. for the meeting on Saturday at UNCW.

The nuns attended morning Mass at St. Mary Catholic Church and toured St. Mary Catholic School today. 

- Amanda Greene

Topics: Faith, Doctrine & Practice, Leaders & Institutions
Beliefs: Christian - Catholic
Tags: nuns, sisters of st. ursula

Aaron Marshall

Aaron is the Ratio Christi Chapter Director at the University of North Carolina Wilmington as well as the Regional Director for North Carolina and will write about Christian Apologetics for Wilmington Faith & Values. 
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