by Karen Moloney | Jul 15, 2021 | News, News & Media
The wonderful pictures were taken by the OLSH community in Marigondon, Lapu-Lapu City, in the Philippines, where the blessing of a new water system took place in the spring. The OLSH clinic in Marigondon was established over 20 years ago, offering healthcare to the...
by Karen Moloney | Jul 8, 2021 | News, News & Media, What we do
Bro Giacomo Gelardi MSC writes on ministering through the COVID-19 pandemic in Killinarden, where long-standing issues such as alcoholism, drug addiction, violence, and abuse have been exacerbated by the past 16 months of lockdowns and regulations.”Killinarden,...
by Karen Moloney | Jul 1, 2021 | News, News & Media
There seemed to be a dreadful inevitability to it, but no one was surprised last week when Uganda joined the list of East African countries that have gone into lockdown in response to a surge of coronavirus infections. Along with Sudan, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, and...
by Karen Moloney | Jun 24, 2021 | News, News & Media, What we do
The MSC community in Ecuador del Sur have recently written with gratitude for funding received from the Irish Province, in support of the construction of a new multi-purpose church and community room for the parish. In a video sent to Irish Provincial Leader Fr Carl...
by Karen Moloney | Jun 17, 2021 | Events, News, News & Media
It is with grateful hearts that we thank everyone who participated in this year’s Novena to the Sacred Heart, which took place in the Sacred Heart Church on the Western Road, Cork, from June 3rd to June 11th 2021. This year, ongoing COVID restrictions meant that our...
by Karen Moloney | Jun 10, 2021 | News, News & Media
Like Ireland, South Sudan has a rich tradition of farming. Whether it is the cattle they tend or the small vegetable gardens they plant, the people here survive on the land. We have just begun rainy season and when it rains in Rumbek it pours. So far, I have...