Resolution honoring U.S. nun slain in Brazil gets unanimous House OK

Published: 2005-05-24

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The U.S. House of Representatives honored the life and work of Sister Dorothy Stang, the Sister of Notre Dame de Namur killed Feb. 12 in a remote section of Brazil's Amazon rain forest, with a resolution approved unanimously May 23. The resolution, which now goes to the Senate for consideration, says Sister Dorothy "lived her life according to the mission of the Sisters of Notre Dame, making known God's goodness and love of the poor through the Gospel way of life, community and prayer, while continuing a strong educational tradition and taking a stand with the poor people, especially women and children, in the most abandoned places, and committing her one and only life to work with others to create justice and peace for all." Sister Dorothy, a native of Dayton, Ohio, worked for nearly four decades with peasants and rural workers in Brazil, particularly on land reform and human rights issues.

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