NEWS & MEDIA
Highs and Lows in South Sudan – Fr Alan MSC
Whistling Tunelessly What is the meaning of happiness? Philosophers have speculated on the topic since the beginning of the human story. The answers provided to date are varied and many, but few...
The MSC Message : Winter 2023
Welcome to this year's Winter edition of the MSC Message! • Read a special greeting from Fr John Fitzgerald MSC, Director of the MSC Missions Office. • We welcome  Fr Joe McGee MSC as the new...
An invitation to our 2023 Light Up a Memory Mass
We warmly invite you to join us for an evening of contemplation and tribute, dedicated to the cherished memory of our loved ones who reside eternally in our thoughts and prayers, especially...
Masses for deceased MSCs and Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 2023
Our Annual Mass for Deceased Members and Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart will take place on Sunday 5th November at 3pm in: Sacred Heart Church, Western Road, Cork. (streamed online...
Congratulations to our Newly Elected General Assistants
The Missionaries of the Sacred would like to proudly congratulate our newly elected General Assistants to the General Team : â—Ź Chris Chaplin, MSC (Australian) from the Province of Australia;...
Pope Francis to the MSC: “Be God’s compassion, sadness ruins consecrated life.”
Image from Vatican Media Article by Francesca Merlo published originally in Vatican News. Pope Francis addresses the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart during their 26th General Chapter and...
Election of Superior General
Fr AbzalĂłn with Fr Joe McGee MSC, Provincial, Fr Carl Tranter MSC, Fr Julius Katjipa MSC and Fr Alan Neville MSC "I am delighted to announce the re-election of Fr AbzalĂłn Alvarado Tovar MSC...
MSC General Chapter takes place in Rome.
This is a very exciting time for our MSC's as the election process takes place to elect our new Superior General and Leadership Team for the worldwide congregation.This General Chapter also happens...
Fr Alan MSC : Everyone is included, The Surprising Grace of Hospitality – Part 2
After a torturously long trip including a delayed flight in Addis, as well as a missed flight, an overbooked flight, and militantly disinterested support staff in Istanbul, we finally made it to...
MSC General Chapter takes place in Rome.
This is a very exciting time for our MSC's as the election process takes place to elect our new Superior General and Leadership Team for the worldwide congregation.This General Chapter also happens to coincide with the jubilee year of our founder, Fr Jules Chevalier....
Fr Alan MSC : Everyone is included, The Surprising Grace of Hospitality – Part 2
After a torturously long trip including a delayed flight in Addis, as well as a missed flight, an overbooked flight, and militantly disinterested support staff in Istanbul, we finally made it to Lisbon. Pilgrimages are not meant to be easy. In fact, some challenges...
Typhoon Egay survivors receive relief from MSC Missions Office Phillipines
The MSC Mission Office Philippines took part in the distribution of relief goods to the families who were affected by Typhoon Egay in Sitio Nalasin, Camanggaan, Vigan City last August 18, 2023. Super Typhoon Egay, was a highly destructive tropical cyclone that had...
Fr Alan MSC: The Surprising Grace of Hospitality – Part 1
Ten days in Addis Ababa was unavoidable. If you want to get a Schengen Visa for four South Sudanese pilgrims to go to World Youth Day (WYD) in Lisbon there really is no other way other than through Ethiopia. In fact, conventional wisdom among those familiar...
Centre Faustino in Guatemala thanks our benefactors for all their help
Fr Jairo Uriel Sevilla Mendoza MSC, has got in contact recently with an update of how things are going in the Centro Faustino Villanueva, Guatemala since their appeal for help in the in the World Projects Appeal 2022. "Hello, how nice to greet you. I hope in...
Novena to Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 2023
Our annual Novena to Our Lady of the Sacred Heart has quickly come around again and it 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...
New Irish MSC Provincial Team begin today
Fr David Nixon MSC, Fr Joe McGee MSCÂ and Fr Manus Ferry MSC We welcome our new Provincial team, Â Fr David Nixon MSC and Fr Manus Ferry MSC, Fr John Bennett MSC Â and Fr Alan Whelan MSC and new Provincial Fr Joe McGee MSC who begin their new term of office today....
MSC Summer Message 2023
Welcome to the Summer 2023 edition of the MSC Message! Read an update from Fr John Fitzgerald MSC, Director of the MSC Missions Office. MSCs supporting Cancer Connect. Caring for our world at the School of Love, Philippines Bishop Fintan Gavin ordains Fr...
MSC Summer Appeal 2023
Welcome to the MSC Summer Appeal 2023 Including: The first MSC Seminary opening in Kenya Water project in Ivory Park South-Africa MSC sisters in Namibia build a primary school Empowering youth in South Sudan Daughters of our Lady of the Sacred Heart helping neo-natal...
Give Peace A Chance – Fr Alan MSC in South Sudan
The world of education in Central Africa is small and even after only a short while you can link up with people from all over. With this in mind I Whatsapped a friend who is a religious priest who runs a Catholic university in Khartoum to see how he was doing....