The love of Christ urges us on
Sr. Teresa Doherty RSC (on the right in photo) attended the International Prison Chaplain’s Association conference in Stockholm from August 20 – 25th. There she met an Australian RSC, Sr. Patricia Staunton (left in photo) who also works in prison ministry. Teresa also attended a workshop there on human trafficking. Teresa has worked for over 35 …
Nigerian girls are being forced to work as prostitutes in Mali “slave camps”, say officials in Nigeria. The girls, many of them under age, have often been promised jobs in Europe but ended up in brothels, said the government’s anti-trafficking agency. The brothels are run by older Nigerian women who prevent them from leaving and …
The Intra-Congregational Vocation Formation Team Meeting took place in Nigeria September 13-17, 2010. Sisters of Charity from Nigeria, Zambia, Ireland, England/Scotland, California/Venezuela and Australia gathered at the Abbe Louis Bautain Retreat Center, Ijebu-Itele, Ogun State. See the video of some of the participants on the Videos page. We were given a warm welcome by the sisters …
The member states of the UN are meeting this month to review the progress that has been made towards achieving the Millenium Development Goals. At this meeting they will agree on what actions still need to be taken in order to achieve the MDGs fully. It is our belief that we need to show our …
Churches together in Britain and Ireland (CBTI) are inviting all churches to mark “Creation Time” from 1st September to 4th October this year. This year’s theme, in keeping with the UN International Year of Biodiversity, is: Creation Flourishing – A Time for Celebration and Care.In the wake of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil disaster and the …
Following on a proposal by the United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, the General Assembly of the UN has decided to convene a Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) summit on 20-22 September, 2010, with the primary objective to accelerate progress towards all the MDGs by 2015. The summit will take into account the progress made towards the …
