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.
A jubilee year: Celebrating 150 years of the Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart
The end of August marked a very special day for our extended Sacred Heart family, as the Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart marked their 150th anniversary on August 30th. Established in 1874, this year marked a jubilee celebration for our OLSH Sisters, and we...
Walking the Way: Team MSC take on the Camino Inglés 2024
At the end of July, a group of 26 pilgrims walked the Camino Inglés in order to raise funds to help care for sick and abandoned children at the Holy Family Care Centre in Ofcolaco, South Africa. With Fr Tony Horgan MSC at the helm, the group covered 116km in six days,...
Fr Alan in South Sudan: A New Chapter
A New Academic Year It’s all go as usual in the Catholic University of South Sudan, Rumbek Campus. As we are approaching the end of one year, we are already in full swing getting organised for the next. The University is small but growing, and we are committed to...
A busy summer at the Chevalier Training Centre, Fiji
It has been a productive summer so far at the Chevalier Training Centre in Wainadoi, Fiji, with various workshops and renovations keeping the CTC team busy. Established by the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, the Chevalier Training Centre opened its doors in 1992...
MSC Summer Appeal 2024: Empowering future generations in Brazil
A NEW PATHWAY FOR VULNERABLE CHILDREN MSCs in Brazil established a shelter for the care of young children in the Niterói region 35 years ago. Here, they have been working on their Pro-Child Movement, which aims to promote positive change in the lives of children from...
MSC Summer Appeal 2024: Feeding families in Venezuela
SOUP KITCHENS IN MARACAIBO MSCs in Maracaibo, Venezuela, are running several soup kitchens across multiple locations in local barrios, urban neighbourhoods where the populations are very poor. One such facility is in the barrio of Virgin del Carmen, where poverty is...
Musicians of the future in the Philippines
Today, we’re sharing some wonderful photos of one of the latest initiatives from the MSC Centre for the Poor in the Cebu District of the Philippines – a series of music lessons for young students. These music lessons encourage the children to learn new skills and...
Fr Alan in South Sudan: Endings and Beginnings
It has been a busy few months in the Catholic University of South Sudan, Rumbek and, as always, life is filled with activity. The economic crisis has deepened, due to the war in Sudan and runaway inflation here. Teachers, nurses, policemen, and civil servants have now...
Building blocks for the future as the MSC ecobrick project tackles plastic waste in the Philippines
The MSC community in Manila, capital of the Philippines, have been working on an ongoing project where discarded plastic bottles are repurposed and made into “ecobricks”, finding new life as fences, planter boxes, outdoor furniture, altar decorations, and even chapel...
The MSC Message: Summer 2024
Welcome to the Summer 2024 edition of the MSC Message! • Read a special greeting from Fr John Fitzgerald MSC, Director of the MSC Missions Office. • Read all about the ordination of Fr Gabriel Shikongo MSC, which took place in Swakopmund, Namibia, as he celebrates his...