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Italian nun slain in Haiti is hailed by pope as martyr

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Sister Luisa DellOrto, 64, was slain in Port-au-Prince, the Haitian capital. Pope Francis in remarks to the public in St. Peter's Square expressed his closeness to the nun's family. The nun, who was born in Lombardy, northern Italy, had run a home for children in a poor suburb.

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Italian nun slain in Haiti is hailed by pope as martyr

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday hailed as a martyr an Italian missionary nun slain in Haiti, where she cared for poor children. The diocese of Milan says Sister Luisa Dell’Orto, 64, was slain “during an armed aggression, probably with the aim of robbery," in Port-au-Prince, the Haitian capital.

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Italian nun slain in Haiti is hailed by pope as martyr

Pope Francis has hailed as a martyr an Italian missionary nun slain in Haiti, where she cared for poor children

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The Washington Post

Italian nun slain in Haiti is hailed by pope as martyr

Pope Francis has hailed as a martyr an Italian missionary nun slain in Haiti, where she cared for poor children

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The Toronto Star

Italian nun slain in Haiti is hailed by pope as martyr

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday hailed as a martyr an Italian missionary nun slain in Haiti, where she cared for poor children.

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Italian Nun Slain in Haiti Hailed by Pope as Martyr

Pope Francis on Sunday hailed as a martyr an Italian missionary nun slain in Haiti, where she cared for poor children. The diocese of Milan says Sister Luisa Dell'Orto, 64, was slain "during an armed aggression, probably with the aim of robbery," in Port-au-Prince, the Haitian capital. The Vatican's official media said Dell'Orto, gravely wounded, was taken to a hospital, where she died soon after. Francis in remarks to the public in St. Peter's …

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