NEWS & MEDIA
2024 Christmas message from Fr John
Please note that the MSC Missions Office will be closed over the Christmas period, from 3.00pm on Monday, December 23rd to 9.00am on Thursday, January 2nd. With warmest wishes to our mission friends...
Fr Alan in South Sudan: We’re on the Move
It’s all excitement in the Catholic University of South Sudan for the start of 2025. We are moving! Thanks in large part to the generous support of the Mission Support Office’s benefactors, we will...
Congratulations to the winners of the MSC Christmas Raffle 2024!
MSC CHRISTMAS RAFFLE 2024 🌟🎄 Christmas Raffle Prize Winners:🎄 🌟 1st Prize: Shopping voucher to the value of €1,000 P Booth, Portlaoise, Co Laois. 2nd Prize: Jingle Bells & Whistles Luxury...
Sharing memories throughout the generations at our 2024 MSC Light Up a Memory Mass
On Saturday, November 23rd, we brought the Month of the Holy Souls to a close with a beautiful candlelight memorial in tribute to loved ones who have gone before us at our annual Light Up a Memory...
MSC Pilgrimages: Lourdes 2025
“The invitation is open to all, so what’s keeping you?” Do you sometimes feel that you'd like to do something different, something more? What better way to embrace the spirit of faith, hope, and...
Fr Alan in South Sudan: It’s Never Boring in Rumbek
November is a busy month in Rumbek. We are coming to the end of the year and students are preparing for their final exams. Before all that can happen, we had our graduation with our Senior 4...
A warm thank you: On the road with MSC friends and benefactors
October was an especially busy month for the MSC Missions Office here in the Irish Province, as our MSCs hit the road to meet with some of our many friends and benefactors in different parts of...
Promoting mental wellbeing in the Philippines
The team at the MSC Centre for the Poor in Butuan City were all on board to promote mental health and wellbeing at a recent mental wellness workshop, which took place at the beginning of November....
An invitation to join us in prayer at our 2024 Light Up a Memory Mass
In November, we remember, keeping family, friends, and loved ones who have gone before us in our prayers at this sacred time. This year, we invite you to take part in a very special ceremony of...
Congratulations to the winners of the MSC Christmas Raffle 2024!
MSC CHRISTMAS RAFFLE 2024 🌟🎄 Christmas Raffle Prize Winners:🎄 🌟 1st Prize: Shopping voucher to the value of €1,000 P Booth, Portlaoise, Co Laois. 2nd Prize: Jingle Bells & Whistles Luxury Hamper value €500 McSweeney, Mallow, Co Cork. 3rd Prize: All I want...
Sharing memories throughout the generations at our 2024 MSC Light Up a Memory Mass
On Saturday, November 23rd, we brought the Month of the Holy Souls to a close with a beautiful candlelight memorial in tribute to loved ones who have gone before us at our annual Light Up a Memory Mass. This year marked the tenth anniversary of what has become a...
MSC Pilgrimages: Lourdes 2025
“The invitation is open to all, so what’s keeping you?” Do you sometimes feel that you'd like to do something different, something more? What better way to embrace the spirit of faith, hope, and love than by joining us on our 2025 MSC pilgrimage to Lourdes in May? A...
Fr Alan in South Sudan: It’s Never Boring in Rumbek
November is a busy month in Rumbek. We are coming to the end of the year and students are preparing for their final exams. Before all that can happen, we had our graduation with our Senior 4 students. It is a time of sincere gratitude for all that has been achieved,...
A warm thank you: On the road with MSC friends and benefactors
October was an especially busy month for the MSC Missions Office here in the Irish Province, as our MSCs hit the road to meet with some of our many friends and benefactors in different parts of Kerry, Waterford, and Cork. Fr John Fitzgerald, Director of the MSC...
Promoting mental wellbeing in the Philippines
The team at the MSC Centre for the Poor in Butuan City were all on board to promote mental health and wellbeing at a recent mental wellness workshop, which took place at the beginning of November. An evening centred on Self-Care for Mental Wellness and Well-Being took...
An invitation to join us in prayer at our 2024 Light Up a Memory Mass
In November, we remember, keeping family, friends, and loved ones who have gone before us in our prayers at this sacred time. This year, we invite you to take part in a very special ceremony of remembrance and thanksgiving, as we celebrate the tenth anniversary of our...
Fr Albert’s Story: Papua New Guinea’s oldest missionary
A recent article on the Aleteia website shone the spotlight on Fr Albert Boudaud MSC, Papua New Guinea’s oldest missionary. Aleteia’s Camille Dalmas writes a touching piece on Fr Albert, now aged 84, and his missionary journey, following an encounter during Pope...
Remembering MSC founder Fr Jules Chevalier on the 117th anniversary of his death
October 21st marked the 117th anniversary of the death of our founder, Fr Jules Chevalier MSC. Each year on this day, we pray especially for the man who planted the roots of our foundation from humble beginnings, sparking a charism and a mission that we still share...
Celebrations abound at Centro Faustino Villanueva, Guatemala
September and October were action-packed months in San Agustin, Guatemala, at the MSC-run vocational school Centro Faustino Villanueva! The month of September brought very special celebrations indeed as...