God’s Hidden Treasures: Sister Emmanuelle Dies at Ninety-Nine

I always enjoy posting good news when I can find some, especially the stories of self-sacrificing individuals who live their Catholic Faith to the fullest. Such was Sister Emmanuelle, who was called the “Mother Teresa of France” although a good part of her work was with the slum dwellers in Cairo, Egypt.

From Yahoo News: PARIS (AFP) – Sister Emmanuelle, France’s answer to Mother Teresa, who has died aged 99 was an unorthodox nun who spent 20 years helping the poor in a Cairo slum before returning to France to defend the homeless.

The diminutive Roman Catholic nun, whose real name was Madeleine Cinquin, was best known in France for her frequent appearances on television to campaign passionately for the poor and homeless. Full article is here.