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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
Posts: 10,247
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Cyber Warrior
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
Posts: 10,247
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Abbe Pierre, France\'s leading champion of the destitute and homeless, has died
From BBC News Online
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France's leading champion of the destitute and homeless, Roman Catholic priest Abbe Pierre, has died aged 94.
The priest had been in hospital since 14 January and had succumbed to a lung infection, a spokesman said.
Born Henri Groues, Abbe Pierre devoted his life to supporting the homeless, founding the Emmaus hostel movement just after World War II.
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