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It is the end of January at the moment and the past week has been a special one in Oswiecim/Auschwitz. The UN established January 27th as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. It was on January 27th 1945 that the Russian army liberated Auschwitz- Birke

The occasion was the tenth anniversary celebratory dinner of AkiDwA - a network of African and migrant women now living in Ireland whose aim is to promote equality in Irish society.

Dismounting from my KLM flight in Kano, I came head on into my first culture shock. The sun was just setting so that accounted for the scene of east facing, bums up, prostrating bodies that presented ... article by Kathleen Fitzgerald, RSM

...............thank God for this Mercy seed that was seen blossoming at different levels. thank God for this Mercy seed that was seen blossoming at different levels. thank God for this Mercy seed that was seen blossoming at different levels.
Catherine McAuley believed that education could raise young people out of poverty. This is borne out by these stories from some of our Mercy schools.