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Wednesday, 6 Mar 2024

The Holy Rosary Sisters Visit to Cabra

As part of activities marking the Centenary celebrations of the Congregation of the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Sisters founded in 1924 by Bishop Shanahan in Killeshandra Co. Cavan, the sisters paid a visit to the Dominican Sisters at Cabra Ireland. The Domination Sisters nurtured the young Religious Order for ten years. Sr. Catherine Hally, a Holy Rosary Sister gives an account of the visit.

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Monday, 4 Mar 2024

MSHR Centenary Press Release

The Congregation of the Missionary Sisters of the Holy Rosary (MSHR) launches its Centenary of Foundation celebrations on 7 March 2024 – the eve of International Women’s Day.

Founded by Irishman Bishop Joseph Shanahan C.S.Sp, Vicar Apostolic of Southern Nigeria. The congregation first began its journey with the support of …

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Monday, 23 Oct 2023

Watch: Pace Setters Arrive in Dublin to a Warm Welcome from the Holy Rosary Sisters

On April 26th, 2023, the PaceSetters, a group of 21 women from the graduating class of 1986 at Our Lady of Lourdes College in Bamenda, Cameroon, reunited in Dublin, Ireland. These women, now living in the USA, UK, Switzerland, and Cameroon, came together to express their gratitude to the Holy Rosary sisters who educated them.

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Monday, 10 Jul 2023

From Monze to Panama – trip of a lifetime!

“Paradise Panama” God sent a gentle breeze from the four corners of the earth, steering hearts of young people to converge in a special “Paradise” Panama.

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Friday, 7 Jul 2023

Embracing Peace in North East Nigeria

Franca describes efforts to sow seeds of peace using the skills of Non-Violent Communication in North East Nigeria, where the Boko Haram conflict has been tearing communities apart.  She and her colleague, Duke, meet and listen to people on both sides.  

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Friday, 7 Jul 2023

Trauma healing for people displaced by Boko Haram attacks in North East Nigeria

 Sister Franca Onyibor, Missionary Sister of the Holy Rosary, writes about the healing work she and her colleague, Duke, are doing in some of the camps for Internally Displaced People (IDPs)

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Friday, 7 Jul 2023

The tragedies of trafficking

Can the sun really rise again for women who have been trafficked?  Sister Mercy, with plenty of experience, believes that these women can build their lives anew, with assistance. That’s

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Friday, 7 Jul 2023

The home of the Queen of Sheba!

“Two words ring bells in our minds as we face into the new year of 2019: hope and gratitude. Our world throughout the past year has tempted and tried us with its miseries: news of war, conflict, poverty and despair. Yet with eyes of faith we can also see hope all around,

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Friday, 7 Jul 2023

Saint Bakhita

February 8th Feast of Saint Bakhita.  Born in Sudan, captured as a slave, cruelly treated.  Freed in Italy, baptised…

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Friday, 7 Jul 2023

Rome January 18 – 22

Pope Francis has summoned heads of Episcopal Conferences from 180 countries to Rome for a Conference on the burning issue of historic child sexual abuse in the church. We pray for great honesty, courage, compassion and resolution among all those taking part.

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Friday, 7 Jul 2023

Bakhita Patron Saint of Sudan

She was born in Sudan, somewhere near Darfur, in 1869 and grew up in her family with other the children.  At the age of seven

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Friday, 7 Jul 2023

Celebrating the memory of a famous son

In Borrisoleigh in Co Tipperary, Ireland, the parish celebrated the memory of one of their famous sons, Bishop Joseph Shanahan, on Sunday June 2nd 2019. Read more The Papal Nuncio to Ireland, Archbishop Jude Thadeus Okolo, from Southern Nigeria himself, was the chief celebrant, proud to acknowledge the man of whom