Yearly Archives: 2017

Latest news from our Mary Ward International Office. This newsletter gives a global view of our missionary and advocacy work worldwide.   Click on the link below to read more.   Mary Ward International Newsletter Dec 2017

300 children turn up at the Primary School to enroll in the space of 15 minutes!. Our main photo shows a young child chatting with Sr.Orla about a possible place in the primary school. The Loreto Rumbek website is www.loretorumbek.ie  Log on for more details. Click on the link below to read the November Newsletter: [...]

Our Sisters working in Rumbek South Sudan share their end of year report.  The work is challenging, the statistics are startling yet the work continues.  We are grateful to all who support us in our mission to Rumbek. Loreto Rumbek Impact Report 2017

Sr.Cecilia O'Dwyer, in the November newsletter gives us a picture of working for justice at the United Nations.  Please click on the link below to read the newsletter.  At the end of the newsletter you will notice a heading 'International Day of the Girl 2017'.  Click on the link to see Loreto School girls in [...]

Sister Orla received the Mons. Hugh O'Flaherty Humanitarian Award in Killarney on Saturday 4th November.  Orla received the award  for her humanitarian work in Rumbek, South Sudan. Orla was presented with her award by Mayor of Killarney, Cllr.Niall Kelleher.  She was also presented with the Mons. Hugh O'Flaherty Humanitarian Medal by Ms. Pearl Dineen, a [...]

In this newsletter read about the challenges facing students as they prepare for national exams.  Loreto Rumbek has launched a new website.  Log onto www.loretorumbek.ie Loreto Newsletter October 2017

Sr. Patricia attended Loreto College, Coleraine, and joined the Loreto sisters in 1976. She did her teacher training in St. Mary’s University College, Belfast and taught in St. Brigid’s Secondary School in Omagh from 1984 - 1987. She went to Gibraltar and taught for two years in Westside Girls' Comprehensive, then in Loreto primary school [...]

Irish Loreto Missionary, Sr. Mary Owens, has been presented with an award by the Ministry of Health in Kenya in appreciation of her timeless service and dedication to the country’s Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) Programme. The Programme provides quality HIV care, treatment and support to those infected or affected by HIV and is part of the [...]

Coveted award for Sr.Orla Treacy working in South Sudan Article posted on August 30, 2017 by author John O'Mahony . A LORETO nun who has dedicated much of her life to helping those in need in South Sudan is to be the recipient of the 2017 Hugh O’Flaherty International Humanitarian Award. Sr Orla Treacy, from [...]

To find out more about Everyday God upcoming events click on the link below: Everyday God Brochure 2017- 2018

The Meaning of the logo for World Meeting of Families 2018 AT THE HEART OF THE LOGO At the heart of the logo is the family. Family members are represented in different ages and roles while walking together in communion and love, helping one another through the journey of life. No one is excluded, no [...]

  Missionaries of the Sacred Heart in Partnership with Loreto Sisters in South Sudan. South Sudan was one of the world’s poorest countries before the war, and now, violence, illness, and extreme poverty are destroying the lives of millions Following a peace deal in 2005, war-torn South Sudan slowly began to heal. With a fresh [...]

Six months ago the Loreto Irish Province, in collaboration with 'Act to Prevent Trafficking' hosted the UN Gift Box Project.  The emphasis of the project  was to raise awareness of Human Trafficking. Read more details in the link below: Trafficking Newsletter July 30th 2017

In the latest United Nations newsletter you will read about the Oceans' Conference, reflections from Loreto Sisters worldwide, video clips and an invitation to contribute to UN Together: a global campaign to change attitudes and perspectives in our world in relation to persons who are migrants or refugees:   United Nations News update No. 27