9 August – International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples There are over 476 million indigenous peoples living in 90 countries across the world, accounting for 6.2 per cent of the global population. Indigenous peoples are the holders of a vast diversity of unique cultures, traditions, languages and knowledge systems. They have a special relationship […]
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Mary Hassett, a journalist with the Echo Live speaks to Presentation Sister Jo McCarthy about her work with migrants in Cork City. Click here to read the article.
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Binalbagan Catholic College held its virtual Baccalaureate Mass last June 16, 2021 with the theme, “BCC Graduates, JuSt Solid (Justice, Stewardship, and Solidarity) Amidst the Pandemic”. With 33 and 237 completers for elementary and junior high school levels respectively and 298 senior high school graduates, BCC once again showed that it is ” faithful to […]
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A Haven Within A Haven Some nine months ago, it was determined that the Sisters living at Sacred Heart Convent in Fargo, North Dakota, would relocate. One obvious choice was to return to our former convent which is now a beautiful retirement facility named Riverview Place. Sixteen of us are sprinkled throughout the four wings of the […]
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Fr Stan Swamy was in news ever since 8 October 2020 when he was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and charge sheeted under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, under which bail can be denied. He was soon sent to Taloja jail in Mumbai where he remained until a few days before his […]
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This summer Nano Nagle Place will launch an exhibition that celebrates the continued use of the site as a convent for 250 years. ‘Changing Habits: 250 Years of Convent Life’ will chart the construction of our oldest building, built in 1771 by Nano Nagle as home for the Ursuline Sisters she had invited to Cork […]
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Sr Stanislaus Kent, pbvm recently celebrated her 100th birthday in Youghal, Co Cork, Ireland. The following article was written by John Walshe and was printed in the East Cork News & Advertiser on 17 June 2021. At midday on Thursday last, as the morning rain ceased and the sky brightened after the partial eclipse of the […]
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