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On the 70th anniversary of D-Day, Cardinal Vingt-Trois consecrates the "bell of peace," naming it "Therese-Benedicte" in honor of St. Edith Stein, Sister Teresa Blessed by the Cross

Today, on the anniversary of D-Day, in the cathedral at Bayeux, in an ecumenical service in the presence of the Prince of Wales and of Manuel Valls, Cardinal Andre Vingt-Trois "baptized" (that is, named and consecrated" the "bell of peace," naming it Therese-Benedicte in honor of St. Edith Stein, whose name as a Carmelite was "Sister Teresa Blessed by the Cross." See the video at the site of Ouest-France:

http://www.ouest-france.fr/bayeux-le-cardinal-andre-vingt-trois-baptise-la-cloche-de-la-paix-2601038