NEWS & MEDIA
MSC World Projects Appeal 2022: Sowing seeds of hope in Guatemala
Founded by MSCs in 1984, Centro Faustino Villanueva is a vocational centre dedicated to helping disadvantaged youths, located in the rural region of San Agustin, Alta Verapaz, in Guatemala. With the...
OLSH Sisters worship with remote communities in Brazil
OLSH Sisters in Mirinzal, in northern Brazil, minister to local communities across the region in a variety of roles. The parish here is responsible for 18 small chapels, where people can meet,...
âReact, respond, and rescueâ: The MSC Centre for the Poor responds to Typhoon Odette
Fr Richie Gomez MSC, community leader at the MSC Centre for the Poor, located in Butuan, updates us on the current situation in the Philippines in the aftermath of Typhoon Odette, which struck on...
âMy eyes have seen the abundance of the wonders of Godâ: A letter from the Amazon region
Luis Carlos AraĂșjo Moraes MSC is a member of the Brazilian Province of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart. Recently, he spoke with The Irish Catholic newspaper, sharing his experience as a...
Educating the children of Yetsi: A letter from the Democratic Republic of Congo
Over the Christmas period, we were delighted to receive blessings of the season along with a news update from Bishop Toussaint Iluku Bolumbu MSC, who was ordained bishop of the diocese of...
MSC relief outreach continues in the Philippines in the wake of Typhoon Odette
As relief efforts continue in the Philippines following the devastating impact of Typhoon Odette in December 2021, MSC Mission response programmes are ongoing. [gallery type="square"...
Fr Alan in South Sudan: Christmas in South Sudan
"Itâs a big shift coming back to South Sudan again. After a few weeks at home in November, sporting a woolly hat, gloves, and my scarf, Iâm now back in my shorts and light shirts. All this week the...
Christmas in an evacuation centre: MSCs providing typhoon relief aid in the Philippines
MSCs in the Philippines have been working throughout the Christmas season to bring emergency aid to survivors of Typhoon Odette, which hit the country with devastating consequences on December 16th,...
âShare a Christmas Basketâ in the Philippines
On December 22nd, the MSC Missions Office in the Philippines hosted a day of community sharing and togetherness, with the Share a Christmas Basket Project in Sta. Quiteria and St Francis of Asissi...
2021 Christmas Blessing from Fr Michael
Please note that the MSC Missions Office will be closed over the Christmas period, from 4.00pm on December 23rd to 9.00am on January 4th. With warm wishes to our mission friends everywhere for a happy, healthy, and safe Christmas season. Dear Friends, Christmas...
Christmas gifts of cheer and goodwill from MSC Missions
âTis the season of goodwill to all, and of course, the season of giving â and thereâs no better way to celebrate than with a gift that gives back to the people who need it most. Our wonderful selection of Christmas keepsakes make the perfect gift for someone special â...
The MSC Indonesian Province celebrates 50 years of ministry
In October, the MSC Indonesian Province celebrated its 50th anniversary. Founded on October 6th 1971 by the MSC General Conference in Rome, the Indonesian Province has since gone from strength to strength, working to provide vulnerable communities with everything from...
A new beginning for the MSC Missions Office
As it is written in Ecclesiastes, âFor everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heavenâ (3:1-2) - and with the dawn of the new year comes a new season for the MSC Missions Office. The Irish Provincial Leadership Team has announced that Fr...
The Missionaries of the Sacred Heart present our Light Up a Memory Mass 2021
In November, we remember, as we pray especially for loved ones who have gone before us. This year, we invite you once again to take part in a special live streaming of our annual Light Up a Memory Mass, which will be celebrated on Saturday, November 27th by main...
Remembering the MSC Martyrs of Canet de Mar
The beginning of November marked the feast day of the seven MSC martyrs of Canet de Mar, who were the first members of the MSC congregation to be declared blessed, in May 2017. November 6th is the feast day of the seven martyrs, namely Fr Antonio Arribas, Fr Abundio...
MSC students continue COVID-19 volunteer work in Vietnam
In September, four MSC students answered a call from the Saigon Archdiocese for volunteers to help at the COVID-19 treatment hospital in Saigon City, due to rising patient numbers and an urgent need for additional care. Tien Minh NGUYEN, Hung Quoc LE, Thanh Vu NGUYEN,...
A new water system for the people of Tulang Diot in the Philippines
We are delighted to be able to share these wonderful images from Tulang Diot in the Philippines, where the country's MSC Mission Office, in conjunction with the MSC Mission Office Australia, facilitated the installation of new water tanks for the collection and...
âMen of the heartâ: MSCs volunteer at COVID-19 treatment centre in Vietnam
At the beginning of September, four MSCs in Vietnam requested permission to volunteer as assistants at a COVID-19 treatment centre in Saigon City. As reported by the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart Australia website, the Saigon Archdiocese had called for volunteers...
Food Security Frontliners: MSC COVID Response in the Philippines
In response to the continuing needs of people affected by the coronavirus pandemic in the Philippines, the community at the MSC Centre for the Poor initiative have established a new campaign which aims to help those in real and urgent need in a sustainable way. The...