NEWS & MEDIA
Sustainable Living: MSC Sewing Livelihood Programme in the Philippines
In early 2017, the Irish Province of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart assisted in the launch of a new Sewing Livelihood Programme in Pinugay, in the Philippines. Over the past number of years,...
Jubilee Celebrations in the Irish Province
Celebrations abounded at the Sacred Heart Church in Cork on Thursday, June 28th 2018, as eight MSCs from the Irish Province marked the great occasion of Silver, Golden, and Diamond Jubilees....
New Boreholes for Loreto Rumbek
Early in April, Loreto Rumbek were able to employ a drilling company to implement three new boreholes for the benefit of the local community. The Irish Province of the Missionaries of the Sacred...
Gospel Reflection for the Eleventh Sunday of the Year | June 17th
Reflection: Have full confidence. The kingdom of God is coming, even if slowly. One must live with the mystery of God. (619) Gospel (Mark 4:26-34). It is the smallest of all trees; yet it grows into...
Statement by the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, 14th June 2018
One of our members was sentenced in Cork Circuit Criminal Court yesterday having been found guilty of a most serious offence against a young person during the early 1980s. We sincerely hope that the...
Sustainable Living: MSC Beekeeping Livelihood Programme in the Philippines
With the help of the Irish Province of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, an MSC Beekeeping Livelihood Programme was launched in Antipolo in the Philippines early in 2017. Since then, the...
Sowing the Seeds of Knowledge in South Sudan
Over the past six months, the Loreto Rumbek community has been working in tandem with Misean Cara and the local community of Maker Kuei on their new Seeds of Knowledge project. This project focused...
Perseverance and Pride: Salome’s Story
Having graduated from the Loreto Secondary School in Rumbek, South Sudan, Salome Piath Gum began work in the Loreto Primary School as part of the Loreto Graduate Programme. In this role, she is...
MSC Missions in the Philippines: Mayon Mission Outreach Programme
Since February, the MSC Mission Office in the Philippines have been working to bring aid to families affected by the eruption of Mount Mayon. Between January 13th and February 1st 2018, the volcano...
Gospel Reflection for the Fifth Sunday of Lent | 18 March 2018
Reflection: Christ’s victory is that of believers. Gospel (John 12:20-33). “When I am lifted up from the earth I will draw all people to myself”. Reflection. Christ is speaking to us and encouraging us in today’s Gospel reading, since, as the Second...
MSC commence new mission in Mozambique
Yesterday, Monday 12th March 2018, the first two MSC arrived to commence the Congregation’s new mission in Mozambique. Fr Angelo and Fr Eduardo from the Sao Paulo Province arrived with their provincial, Fr Edivaldo and the Superior General, Fr Absalon to be greeted...
Fasting for South Sudan
It is no secret that South Sudan has become one of the largest crises in the world, and the fastest growing crisis on the African continent. In reaction to this crisis Pope Francis declared a day of fasting and prayer for this crisis-embroiled country. People around...
Child Safeguarding Statement of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart
Child Safeguarding Statement of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart This statement has been prepared to comply with the requirements of the Children First Act 2015 and is derived from Safeguarding Children Policy and Standards for the Catholic Church in...
A De La Salle Future
The De La Salle Brothers have visited the Loreto Schools, Rumbek, on a number of occasions to date, the first of which was in January 2014. This month, we are delighted to hear, they have started the foundation for what will become a De La Salle Boys Secondary School...
A Heart to Serve, a Home to Heal
We were very pleased recently to receive some very positive student updates from the Loreto School, Rumbek. Mary Adut, pictured below on the left wearing blue, graduated from Loreto in 2013 before taking her place in the Nursing Program at the Catholic Health Training...
Loreto Schools celebrate 10 years in South Sudan
Our dear friend, Sr Orla Treacy, and the Loreto Sisters are celebrating 10 years of incredible, yet extremely challenging work in the Loreto Schools, Rumbek. In February 2006, Sr Orla Treacy stepped off a plane in Sudan ready to set up a girls’ boarding school in a...
Finding a Safe Haven at the Loreto School, Rumbek
The following piece is an article we recently received from Sr Orla Treacy (Principal) and the Loreto Sisters who are working tirelessly at the Loreto School Rumbek, South Sudan. Susan* does not know her actual age, but she thinks she is around 23 years old....
Gospel Reflection for Third Sunday of Year | 21 January 2018
Reflection: Change of heart and believe in the Gospel Gospel (Mark 1:14-20). Repent, and believe the Good News. There is material for personal reflection and dialogue with any period in history in this Gospel reading. Jesus’ call in the Gospel to repent,...
Closing 2017 with Open Doors and Hearts
Sr Orla was in contact with us this new year to update us on the ongoing struggles facing the Loreto School Rumbek and their local community in South Sudan. December was a violent month in Maker Kuei (Mah-kher Kew-way). What started as cattle raids became overt...