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CV NEWS FEED // The Diocese of Columbus, Ohio, has established the Ordo Viduarum(Order of Widows) after a local woman appealed to Bishop Earl Fernandes to formalize a vocation dedicated to widowed women who feel called to serve the Church.
The Catholic Times reported that for Cecilia Cortes-Peck, who lost both her husband and only son, the decision to pursue this vocation was a deeply personal journey of faith and healing that began long before she lived in Ohio.
Raised in a large Catholic family in the Philippines, Cortes-Peck immigrated to the United States in the 1980s. She married and settled in Maryland with her husband, where she dedicated her time to volunteering at her parish and supporting the Archdiocese of Washington’s Office of Missions.
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The Catholic Times reported that for Cecilia Cortes-Peck, who lost both her husband and only son, the decision to pursue this vocation was a deeply personal journey of faith and healing that began long before she lived in Ohio.
Raised in a large Catholic family in the Philippines, Cortes-Peck immigrated to the United States in the 1980s. She married and settled in Maryland with her husband, where she dedicated her time to volunteering at her parish and supporting the Archdiocese of Washington’s Office of Missions.
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Diocese of Columbus establishes ‘Order of Widows’
CV NEWS FEED // The Diocese of Columbus, Ohio, has established the Ordo Viduarum (Order of Widows) after a local woman appealed to Bishop Earl Fernandes…
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