CHARLOTTE — Men and women religious who serve in the Diocese of Charlotte, including five who are celebrating milestone anniversaries in 2024, were honored earlier this year for their service during the diocese’s annual World Day for Consecrated Life Mass offered by then-Bishop Peter Jugis.
Recognized were: Mercy Sister Jeanne-Margaret McNally, 75 years; Mercy Sisters Carmelita Hagan and Lillian Jordan, 60 years; Benedictine Brother Paul Shanley, 50 years; and Sister Praveena Madukkamkal of the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, 25 years.
The annual celebration was started in 1997 by then-Pope John Paul II as a way to show gratitude for the work of consecrated men and women and highlight their ministries.
— Christina Lee Knauss and Troy Hull