The vibrant, uplifting choral music of the Association of African Priests and Religious provided a joyful backdrop for the 20th October World Mission Sunday Mass, broadcast live on RTÉ Television from Dublin. For the 9th year running, Misean Cara co-hosted the mass, alongside AMRI (The Association of Leaders of Missionaries and Religious of Ireland / […]
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Misean Cara is delighted to be the NGO partner with The Irish Catholic Newspaper for its 2024 World Mission Sunday Supplement. Click here to view the entire supplement, which appeared in the 17th October issue of the newspaper, just in advance of World Mission Sunday, 20th October 2024. Included in the supplement are an interview
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It was a great pleasure to be nominated by Archbishop John McDowell to represent the Church of Ireland as part of the Misean Cara 20th anniversary visit to Kenya. As a member of Misean Cara, CMS Ireland has benefitted from the mission accompaniment model of practice as well as receiving financial support for several of
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Sr. Josephine McCarthy, Presentation Sisters (right) in Samburu, Kenya with Reverend Uel Marrs (left) and Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan (centre). I was a missionary in a remote part of the Andes mountains in Peru from 1990 to 1993 during the revolutionary campaign carried out by the Shining Path terrorist group. Their aim was to destroy Peru’s
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I was privileged to have been invited to join a small team of people to go to Kenya to see some projects which are being sponsored by Misean Cara, which is celebrating 20 years of its existence. There were six of us in total. I joined three members of the Board of Misean Cara, a
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In September this year, Misean Cara CEO, John Moffett, journeyed to Kenya for a week, accompanied by Misean Cara’s Board Vice-Chair Sr. Josephine McCarthy (Presentation Sisters) as part of a year-long celebration of Misean Cara’s 20th anniversary. They were joined on this special trip by leadership representatives from the three churches in Ireland, all of
In September this year, Misean Cara CEO, John Moffett, was joined by a group of staff and guests representing leadership from the three churches in Ireland represented by Misean Cara-funded projects (Roman Catholic, Presbyterian Church of Ireland and Church of Ireland). “Nothing takes the place of being on the ground at the projects we fund,
Hear Sr. Mary Courtney of the Missionary Sisters for Africa, interviewed on Spirit Radio FM, talking to listeners about her life as a missionary Sister in Zambia and her recent award from the President of Zambia for her decades of work on behalf of the country’s poor and vulnerable. Click here for a recording of
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Interviewed in the 18th July edition of the Irish Catholic Newspaper, Misean Cara CEO, John Moffett, spoke of the enduring impact that Ireland’s missionaries continue to have in vulnerable communities across the global south, often working in the most challenging and formidable conditions. In 2023, Misean Cara provided 13.6 million in funding support to 321
Listen here for an interview with Misean Cara CEO, John Moffett as he speaks with host Michael Sullivan of the Northside Today show on NearFM 90.3 radio, talking about Misean Cara’s impact around the world in 2023, supporting Irish Missionary Development projects upholding rights to climate-resilient livelihoods, quality healthcare and education, promotion of human rights,