Recent News

Regular updates from the New Provincials Meeting in Joigny will be posted for now in the original language in which they are written.

On September 21, at 12 noon (in each of our time zones), let us practice ESPACIO (a time of silence) for PEACE.

Let us pray together for all those in our world who are suffering from climate disasters, conflict, hunger, and violence.

Seven RSCJs in Rome from the communities of probation, the Villa Lante, and the Mother House participated in "Rome Half Marathon VIA PACIS" on 17th September 2017.

Eight new provincials will have a meeting with the Central Teamat the Centre Sophie Barat in Joigny on September 17-27.

Today, the 7th of September 2017, twelve RSCJ were welcomed to probation at the Villa Lante in Rome. This is a key moment in each RSCJ's life and an experience which is central to the unity and vitality of the Society.

For almost five years now, members of the Sacred Heart School in Yongsan (Seoul, Korea) and other concerned citizens have been protesting against the electronic horse racing facility, which was put up near the school. On the 27th of August, the agreement to close the facility by December 2017 was signed.

The Season of Creation, which runs yearly between September 1 and October 4, is that time of the year when we renew our commitment to pray and care for creation.

JOSAC-Peru had a Workshop for Leaders from 18th till 20th of August 2017, which enabled the young people to express their creativity and enthusiasm, create friendship bonds across various cultures, and generate a spirit of mission and commitment to the common good.

Here are five photos of recent "significant moments" in the life of our communities, provinces, or regions in different parts of the world.

"My retreat at the heart of our land surely was “a new frontier” for me. I returned with a much deeper understanding of the huge chasm that lies between our western way of viewing the world and that of “the oldest living culture” on the planet."

- Rita Carroll rscj

On the 14th to the 17th of July 2017, Sacred Heart Girl's Middle School (Seoul, Korea) welcomed some students and teachers from Sacred Heart High School for Girls (Taiwan).

The presentations of the featured speakers at the Spirituality Forum 2017 are now available on the bicentennial website of the USC Province.

The Professed of Temporary Vows (PTVs) of the ASIANZ Region are gathered in Manila, Philippines on the 1st to the 10th of August 2017. Here are some photos of this ongoing event.

"Every country in the world is affected by human trafficking, whether as a country of origin, transit, or destination for victims.... This year the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has chosen ‘act to protect and assist trafficked persons’ as the focus of the World Day."

Here are five photos of recent "significant moments" in the life of our communities, provinces, or regions in different parts of the world.