NEWS & MEDIA
Earth Hour in the Philippines
There’s something powerful about these wonderful pictures shared by the Facebook page for the Fr Jules Chevalier MSC Mission Centre in the Philippines. Together, the community at the Centre, which is located in Lapu-Lapu City, celebrated Earth Hour on Saturday, March...
Easter 2026: Welcoming the light at the Sacred Heart Church, Cork
It is with joyful and grateful hearts that we thank everyone who took part in our Holy Week and Easter ceremonies and celebrations this year, at the Sacred Heart Church on the Western Road, Cork. Our well- beloved Easter Dawn Mass took place once again this year, with...
Easter drawings from São Paulo, Brazil
In a wonderful celebration of the Easter season, the First Holy Communion boys and girls at the Colégio Nossa Senhora do Sagrado Coração in São Paulo, Brazil, sent some very special pictures to share with school children here in the Irish Province of the Missionaries...
“A beautiful encounter with God”: MSCs celebrating Lent in Ecuador
As we approach the blessed season of Easter, we are glad to share these beautiful pictures of Lenten celebrations at the parish of St John the Evangelist in Palmira, Ecuador. Here, Fr Marcelo Campoverde MSC commemorated Lent with his indigenous community, with a...
EASTER DRAW RESULTS 2026
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OUR 2026 MSC EASTER DRAW WINNERS! 1st Prize: €2,000 A. Kiernan, Portarlington, County. Laois 2nd Prize: €1,500 P. McAdam, Monaghan Town. 3rd Prize: €1,000 P. Dunne, Mornington, County Meath. 4th Prize: €1,000 M. O’Brien,...
A walk down Memory Lane… March 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. This month,...
Full hands and full hearts: Caring for twins and triplets in rural South Sudan
It’s a joy to be able to share the most recent photo updates we’ve received from the Mary Ward Primary Health Care Clinic in Maker Kuei, South Sudan, where the Loreto Sisters are running a specialised care programme for twin babies from disadvantaged backgrounds. “At...
A video message from Fr Alan in South Sudan
Our own Fr Alan Neville MSC has been in touch from Rumbek, South Sudan, with a special message for our mission friends and benefactors here in the Irish Province of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart. Last summer, our mission friends here helped us to raise funds to...
MSCs sharing joy in Ecuador
While we are now well into spring, time, distance, and technical difficulties mean that we have just received these wonderful Christmas pictures from our MSC brothers in Ecuador, and they are a joy to see at any time of year! [gallery size="full"...
A bright new year in the Philippines for the MSC Centre for the Poor
It’s always a joy to share updates from the MSC Centre for the Poor in the Philippines, where sustainability and hope are at the heart of everything they do. One of the current programmes running at the centre focuses on urban gardening, growing vegetables to...