Nuns' aid boosts indigenous education.(CATHOLIC EDUCATION)

From: National Catholic Reporter | Date: April 4, 2008 | Copyright information

Standing in front of a statue of the Black Virgin Mary, Delsa Justo prays for strength to overcome discrimination and the poverty of her people.

As 47-year-old Justo, a chieftain of her 200-member Aeta tribal community, stood gazing at the statue in Most Holy Rosary Church in Boracay, she said she also prays for her 22-year-old daughter, Lourdes.

The woman leader told UCA News on March 9 that members of her community are waiting for her daughter to finish her ...

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