The new building for the Children’s Grief Centre was officially opened on 21st September 2023. It is located beside the John Henry Newman Campus at Mary Immaculate College, Limerick.  In 2020, the building was gifted to the Children’s Grief Centre by the South Central Province of the Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy. This building has been transformed into a sanctuary of hope and healing, where children and young people are given the space to express their emotions and play in a safe and supportive environment. This newly redeveloped premises can now accommodate a larger number of bereaved and grieving children.

There is still no end in sight to the war in Ukraine, but refugees from the conflict are finding hope and health care in Queensland thanks to the support of the Nudgee Trust. The Mater Refugee Complex Care Clinic (MRCCC) has been a major beneficiary of trust funding over its 21 years of operation at Mater’s South Brisbane health campus. The clinic provides specialised nursing, general practice, paediatric and psychiatry services to people from refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds.

It was one bright evening when the sun was setting and splashing its beautiful red glows on the sky. The birds were singing melodious songs, filling the surroundings with a tranquil melody.  It was so quiet you could hear a pin drop... I had been working hard and felt a mild headache. I sat on the neatly arranged stones to nurse the miseries of the sunny day. Feeling drowsy, I retreated to my modest bed, layered with a single worn-out blanket, and fell into a deep sleep. At one shake of a lamb’s tail, I heard a voice screaming, “Please, my daughter, help me!” It seemed to come from my mother’s house. I shuddered with fear and immediately jumped out of bed to go and see what was wrong.

The Sisters of Mercy in Rhode Island, New England took part in a protest at Providence City Hall in October to demand shelter for the city’s unhoused population and to end the raiding of encampments. The protest was in collaboration with the Rhode Island Housing Advocacy Project, the Rhode Island Poor People’s Campaign and others. Rhode Island is typically short more than 300 shelter beds a night, so many unhoused people set up encampments hidden in the woods. Sister Mary Pendergast shared, “We are urging the mayor and the police to leave people living in encampments alone, including with the signage, ‘Don’t raid the camps!’

Members of the MGA Women in Justice Leadership Task Force have designed a targeted advocacy campaign for the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (25 Nov - 10 Dec) and the 75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This campaign highlights the common forms of violence experienced during the life course of a woman, and offers a range of best practice preventative strategies, policies and response programs from around Mercy World. Engage with the campaign on Instagram @miaglobalaction. Click the read more button for Mercy Global Action’s latest newsletter.