NEWS & MEDIA
A walk down Memory Lane… August 2026
This year, we’re celebrating the 60th anniversary of the MSC Missions Office on the Western Road, Cork, and as part of our anniversary commemorations, we’re looking back on old issues of our newsletter, the MSC Message, on a walk together down Memory Lane. As we...
A Jubilee Celebration for the Irish Province!
Warmest congratulations to our 2026 Jubilarians! This summer has marked very special celebrations for four of our MSCs here in the Irish Province, as they commemorate various Jubilee years. Fr Kevin Shanahan, from Bishopstown, Co. Cork, marked 40 years as an MSC, Fr...
“Thank you very much for believing in this dream”: A thank you note from Brazil
A THANK YOU FROM THE MSC POSTULANCY OF THE PROVINCE OF RIO DE JANEIRO, FOR FUNDING TOWARDS THE CONSTRUCTION OF ITS FORMATION HOUSE Fr Pablo Moura MSC writes from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where three MSC candidates, Marllon, João Pedro, and Tiago, are currently studying...
Summer in the Philippines
It has been a busy summer for our MSC community in the Philippines, with the MSC Centre for the Poor hosting community development sessions and their annual Scholars' Summit, while the Philippine Province also welcomed four new postulants for the new formation year....
Update from Venezuela Earthquake Response: August 19th, 2026
Br Deiby Fuenmayor MSC shares the latest update from the Venezuelan earthquake relief programme, following the double earthquake that shook the city of Caracas on June 24th. Aid efforts are ongoing following the disaster, and the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart in...
Novena to Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 2026
Novena to Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 2026 Our annual Novena to Our Lady of the Sacred Heart is a beautiful time of reflection and thanksgiving, when we bring our prayers and petitions before Our Lady. Our Novena of Masses runs for nine days and will take place from...
Update from Venezuela Earthquake Response: August 12th, 2026
Br Deiby Fuenmayor MSC shares the latest update from the Venezuelan earthquake relief programme, following the double earthquake that shook the city of Caracas on June 24th. Aid efforts are ongoing following the disaster, and the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart in...
“A source of hope and healing”: The MSC Centre for the Poor respond to earthquake and flash flood in the Philippines
The MSC Centre for the Poor and the extended community in the Philippines have been working throughout the summer to bring aid to survivors of an earthquake and flash flood that devastated the region of Jose Abad Santos, Davao Occidental, in July. “Help is on the...
Update from Venezuela Earthquake Response: August 8th, 2026
Br Deiby Fuenmayor MSC shares the latest update from the Venezuelan earthquake relief programme, following the double earthquake that shook the city of Caracas on June 24th. Aid efforts are ongoing following the disaster, and the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart in...
A celebration of remembrance and love in Ecuador
In July, Ecuadorian Section Leader Fr Marcelo Campoverde MSC led a special Mass at a local cemetery in remembrance of loved ones who have gone to their eternal rest in the Lord’s embrace. The ceremony was both poignant and uplifting, as the community remembered their...