Fr Alan’s Journey in South Sudan
Fr Alan left Ireland to help with the Missionaries in South Sudan at the beginning of Covid.
Follow his journey for some amazing insights to life in South Sudan.
Fr Alan in South Sudan: The Longest Journey Begins with 27,000,000 Steps
The Catholic Church in South Sudan is at the forefront of pastoral ministry in both education and health. Our impact is easily quantifiable by the number of students taught or patients treated. However, one of its most important roles is perhaps the most difficult to...
A bright new year at the Holy Family Care Centre
What a wonderful way to begin the new year, with a very welcome update from our friends at the Holy Family Care Centre! The Holy Family Care Centre is located in Ofcolaco, in the Limpopo Province of South Africa, where it provides residential care for up to 80...
Opening the Jubilee Year of Hope in Mozambique
On the final Sunday of 2024, MSCs on our Mozambique mission celebrated a very special ceremony to mark the beginning of the 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope. MSCs Fr José Eduardo Paixão and Fr Roney Lima prayed together with the parishioners of the Diocese of Pemba, along...
“A Moment to Remember”: MSC Share a Christmas Basket Project in the Philippines
As we neared the end of December, the MSC Mission Office in the Philippines once again carried out its annual tradition of Christmas unity, sharing, and togetherness, with its Share a Christmas Basket programme. Just before Christmas, a tremendous group of local...
2024 Christmas message from Fr John
Please note that the MSC Missions Office will be closed over the Christmas period, from 3.00pm on Monday, December 23rd to 9.00am on Thursday, January 2nd. With warmest wishes to our mission friends everywhere for a happy, healthy, and safe Christmas season. Dear...
Fr Alan in South Sudan: We’re on the Move
It’s all excitement in the Catholic University of South Sudan for the start of 2025. We are moving! Thanks in large part to the generous support of the Mission Support Office’s benefactors, we will shift all our lecturers and students to a local Catholic secondary...
Congratulations to the winners of the MSC Christmas Raffle 2024!
MSC CHRISTMAS RAFFLE 2024 🌟🎄 Christmas Raffle Prize Winners:🎄 🌟 1st Prize: Shopping voucher to the value of €1,000 P Booth, Portlaoise, Co Laois. 2nd Prize: Jingle Bells & Whistles Luxury Hamper value €500 McSweeney, Mallow, Co Cork. 3rd Prize: All I want...
Sharing memories throughout the generations at our 2024 MSC Light Up a Memory Mass
On Saturday, November 23rd, we brought the Month of the Holy Souls to a close with a beautiful candlelight memorial in tribute to loved ones who have gone before us at our annual Light Up a Memory Mass. This year marked the tenth anniversary of what has become a...
MSC Pilgrimages: Lourdes 2025
“The invitation is open to all, so what’s keeping you?” Do you sometimes feel that you'd like to do something different, something more? What better way to embrace the spirit of faith, hope, and love than by joining us on our 2025 MSC pilgrimage to Lourdes in May? A...
Fr Alan in South Sudan: It’s Never Boring in Rumbek
November is a busy month in Rumbek. We are coming to the end of the year and students are preparing for their final exams. Before all that can happen, we had our graduation with our Senior 4 students. It is a time of sincere gratitude for all that has been achieved,...