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2020 is UN WHO International Year of the Nurse and Midwife

“Nursing and Midwifery embodies the best of human endeavours, positively contributing to the health and well-being of so many lives," says European Federation of Nurses Associations President, Elizabeth Adams.

2020.01.05.

UN World Humanitarian Day remembers especially the work of women

It is time to honour the women who have acted as first responders to the darkest hours of crisis, says UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

2019.08.19.

WHO calls for universal health care across the globe on World Health Day

"Good health allows children to learn and adults to earn, helps people escape from poverty, and provides the basis for long-term economic development."

2019.04.08.

Religious sisters on the front lines of the war against human trafficking

“Any man, woman or child who has been trafficked, or could be trafficked, clearly needs our unconditional love.”

2019.03.02.

Protests over name change for Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital

“If the name is lost we are going to lose Medical Missionary of Mary history and heritage as well.”

2019.01.11.

UN General Assembly to endorse Global Compact on Refugees today

“The lessons we have learned in the European Union during the 2015 migration crisis should serve to remind us of the need to address migration in a cooperative and comprehensive manner. ”

2018.12.17.

Tree cheers for Trócaire, Rwanda and you

A very impressive tree nursery, set up by villagers with the help of Caritas and Trócaire, is responsible for thousands of environmentally important and economically beneficial trees in southern Rwanda.

2018.05.12.

Make malaria prevention a priority for UN World Health Day

Malaria is a preventable and treatable. Worldwide, between 2000 and 2015, the incidence of malaria fell by 37%

2018.04.06.

Remember Our Lady on International Women’s Day

Far from being a passive and unquestioning human being, Mary was a person of reflection and action

2018.03.03.

Victims of trafficking rescued in Ireland

“Last year we provided vital support to 92 women who were victims of sex trafficking - helping them to rebuild their lives and their sense of selves,” - Ruhama

2017.10.19.

‘Faith nourished the rebels in 1916’

Columban priest whose family were involved in the 1916 Rising links the faith of the rebels with the emergence of the great Irish missionary movement.

2016.04.03.

‘Sister’s Café’ aims to raise awareness of nuns

Eight female congregations will provide information about vocations and the role a Sister can play in assisting the more vulnerable in society.

2016.02.15.

Last year 36.9 million people were living with HIV

Figures released by the HSE in June showed that new HIV cases in Ireland have reached their highest point in five years.

2015.12.02.

Council of Europe honours Irish missionary nun

Sr Dr Maura Lynch MMM, a doctor-surgeon and obstetrician, recognised for her ground-breaking work with women devastated by obstetric fistula in Africa.

2015.08.11.

CAFOD mourns Irish nun Sr Maura O’Donohue

"Dedicated and doggedly persistent, she was an example of God-centred religious life."

2015.05.08.

New biography charts Irish priest’s role in Nigeria

"Here was a man of total commitment to the missionary cause to which he devoted his life. That shines through in every phase of his life,” Bishop Colm O’Reilly.

2015.03.26.

Oldest Medical Missionary nun celebrates centenary

100 year old Sr Marie Conlon felt a call from God from the age of thirteen but she was not sure where to pursue it.

2014.08.14.

Hospice doctor and missionary receive Presidential Award

Two women among 10 recipients of the award including George Mitchell, the US Peace Envoy to Northern Ireland.

2013.11.27.
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