Franciscan Missionaries Of Christ The King
The Franciscan Missionaries Sisters of Christ the King (F.M.C.K.) is a Roman Catholic religious congregation for women that originated in what is now Pakistan and founded schools, orphanages, homes for the aged and disabled and hospitals throughout the country. (Not to be confused with the Franciscan Sisters of Christ the King in the United States.)
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