Saturday 28 Last March, Marie-Claire Beccalossi joined the Father's house after a long illness.
His life was marked by many commitments in the service of his political convictions, his sisters and Melanesian women of faith.
His political involvement in the Caledonian Union and sustained action to Melanesian women's causes, led him in 1981 to be named specialist of the technical office of women in the South Pacific Commission (SPC) and in 1983 founded the Melanesian Council of Women of which she assumed the presidency for many years. Editor of the journal Nouv'elles ", she contributed to the recognition of the council on the international level.
Elected to the Economic and Social Council, she assumed the vice presidency until 2004.
Deeply convinced that faith is lived fully in the service of others, she was a member of the Committee on Justice Development of the Conference of Bishops of the Pacific (Cepac), coordinator of the Francophone West Region (New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Wallis & Futuna) and Caritas delegate to the CEPAC. She was appointed by Paul VI Pontifical Council delegated to the Justice and Peace.
"Blessed are the peacemakers, they shall be called son of God" Matthew 5: 9.
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