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While assigned to an Oblate mission in Brazil from 1968 to 1973, Rev. Kabat was introduced to developing currents in religious activism through liberation theology and its emphasis on economic and social justice.

From Washington Post • Aug. 11, 2022

The death was announced by the Oblate Madonna Residence, a senior community home affiliated with Rev. Kabat’s religious congregation, the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate.

From Washington Post • Aug. 11, 2022

The Inuit community is seeking Vatican assistance to extradite an Oblate priest, the Rev. Joannes Rivoire, who ministered to Inuit communities until he left in the 1990s and returned to France.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 29, 2022

Some current members of the Oblate Sisters of Providence help run Saint Frances Academy, a high school serving low-income Black neighborhoods.

From Washington Times • Apr. 30, 2022

The picturesque dress of the Oblate sisters who are everywhere visible, adds to the interest of the scene.

From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.