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The South African Consecrated Life Leadership Conference announced that several nuns died as a result of Covid-19 within the space of a week.
- Six nuns at a Port Shepstone convent have died of Covid-19.
- They died in a week.
- Another 15 nuns of the Daughters of St. Francis are seriously ill.
Six nuns in Port Shepstone have died of Covid-19, while another 15 are seriously ill.
All of the nuns are based at the Daughters of St. Francis in Port Shepstone in the Diocese of Mariannhill, and all the deaths occurred within one week, the Consecrated Life Leadership Conference of South Africa (LCCLSA) announced in a statement this week.
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Sisters Elmara Skhakhane; Leonissa Nzimande, 78 years old; Colleta Scholar, 78 years old; Anastasia Mthetwa, 86; Amara Madlala, 75 years old; Edmunda Nkomo, 80 years old; and Helen Cele, 88, died as a result of Covid-19.
“In a hopeful Advent time and season, this certainly comes as a deep wound to the Church, the congregation, and the conference at large. This is a very painful reminder that the scourge of Covid-19 has yet to abate its devastation in communities and society in general, “said LCCLSA President Nkhensani Shibambu.
“As the Consecrated Life Leadership Conference, we are deeply hurt by the loss of life under this spell of Covid-19,” he said.
Shibambu urged all congregations and religious communities to be “more vigilant and cautious in light of the subtle and deadly second wave.”
“None of us are immune to this pandemic. In the absence of a vaccine, we remain our best defense against the virus and the least we can do is continue to adhere to Covid-19 prevention and containment safety protocols, especially when the most people and communities come together to celebrate the holiday season and beyond, “Shibambu said.
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