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A message of Sister Mercy McDunnough (Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matara)

With a missionary nature, the Sisters of the Institute Servants of the Lord and the Virgen of Matará are committed to the proclamation of the Gospel and the witness of Christ through the evangelization of the culture. They are present in 31 countries around the world. In Albania, the Sisters run a residency for young women, a home for the disabled and a parish convent. ACN supports their work.

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