NEWS & MEDIA
“A year full of hopes and challenges”: A letter from Centro Faustino Villanueva, Guatemala
As we approach the end of the year, we have been catching up with the community at our vocational school Centro Faustino Villanueva in San Agustín, Guatemala, where students and their teachers have been extremely busy! Fr Jairo Sevilla Mendoza MSC, director at the...
Dedicated care for twin babies in rural South Sudan
This summer, we are working to raise funds for the Mary Ward Primary Health Care Centre (PHCC) in the rural village of Maker Kuei, South Sudan, where a current outreach programme run by the Loreto Sisters is supporting the vital health and nutritional needs of twin...
Feeding hungry families in Venezuela
On Saturday, November 22nd, a team of MSCs and volunteers visited Nuestra Señora del Carmen Church, in the parish of La Santa Cruz in Propatria, Venezuela, to distribute care packages to hungry families. With local communities facing on-going struggles with social and...
A message from Fr Alan in South Sudan
Fr Alan Neville MSC has been living, working, and ministering in Rumbek, South Sudan, for the past five years. Joining forces with Sr Orla Treacy and the Loreto Sisters in Rumbek, Fr Alan works closely with the Loreto schools and medical facilities to generate...
“You really do see the best in people”: Team MSC walk the Camino 2025
In September, a group of MSC pilgrimages undertook a very special journey indeed, as they walked the French Way on the Camino de Santiago in aid of the Holy Family Care Centre, South Africa. Beginning in Sarria, the starting point for the final 100km of the Camino de...
MSC reflections from the Philippines in the wake of devastating earthquake
Our MSC brothers in the Philippines have been in contact to let us know about their ongoing work in helping survivors of the recent earthquake in the Cebu district, with thanks to the generosity of our mission friends and benefactors here in the Irish Province for...
“The enduring power of love”: Remembering together at our 2025 MSC Light Up a Memory Mass
The Sacred Heart Church stood aglow on the evening of Saturday, November 1st, as we opened the Month of the Holy Souls with our annual Light Up a Memory Mass, a beautifully poignant tribute to the memory of loved ones who have gone before us. The candlelit church...
🕯️ Join us for an evening of candlelight remembrance at the MSC Light Up a Memory Mass
This November, we invite you to take part in a very special ceremony of remembrance and thanksgiving, as we celebrate our much-loved Light Up a Memory Mass. This year’s Mass will take place on November 1st, a beautiful way to mark the beginning of the Month of the...
The MSC Message: Winter 2025
Welcome to the Winter 2025 edition of the MSC Message! Read a special greeting from Fr John Fitzgerald MSC, Director of the MSC Missions Office. Catch up on the latest news from the mission fields, including updates from our MSC brothers in Mozambique and the...
Emergency aid as a devastating earthquake strikes the Philippines
On September 30th, a devastating earthquake measuring at a magnitude of 6.9 struck the Cebu Province of the Philippines – reportedly the strongest earthquake ever recorded in Northern Cebu. The earthquake had a shattering impact, killing at least 75 people, injuring...