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Prayer Intentions for July: Honouring the Dignity of Women and Children
This month, our prayer intention turns to the dignity of women and children, those whose lives too often remain unseen, unheard, or unprotected. As missionary women committed to justice, peace, and the integrity of creation, we carry in our hearts the realities faced...
Missionaries Call for Peace
Since its beginnings in 1964 during the Second Vatican Council, SEDOS (Service of Documentation and Study on Global Mission) has been a forum for thoughtful exchange on mission in the Church. Among its founding members was Fr Hein Mondé, then Superior General of the...
Disarming Words, Disarming Worlds: A Reflection for World Communications Day
The act of communication has never been neutral. It shapes the world it describes. In every age, the way we speak to one another forms the ground on which we either stand together or fall apart. Today, the field of communication is fractured. Channels once built...
Laudato Si’ Week 2025: Ten Years On
This year’s Laudato Si’ Week falls within the Church’s Jubilee Year and marks ten years since the publication of Laudato Si’. We also find ourselves mourning the death of Pope Francis, whose voice shaped much of the Church’s moral and spiritual response to the climate...
Africa and Her People: June Intentions
There’s a history that lives in the soul. It shows up in tears and laughter, in language, in the weight carried across generations. For many people of African descent, that history is shaped by rupture - by displacement, extraction, and the daily reality of being seen...
A Life Lived in Response
As we approach our 150th Jubilee, the Sisters of Our Lady of Apostles are reflecting on the years that have passed, and on the call that continues to whisper, quietly and insistently, at the heart of our way of life. Vocation, as we have come to understand it, is not...
Sister Mary T. Barron Reflects on Pope Francis’ Support for Women Religious
On Saturday 10 May 2025, during the Novemdiales Mass, Sister Mary T. Barron OLA, our Congregational Leader and President of the International Union of Superiors General, offered a reflection in honour of Pope Francis. In 2024 Sr Mary was appointed by Pope Francis to...
Faithful Presence: Remembering Pope Francis
When the news came of Pope Francis’ passing, it did not feel like the closing of a chapter. It was the soft drawing in of breath at the end of a long and generous prayer. Around the world, his death has been marked by tributes, reflections, personal stories and shared...
Our Jubilee Year: Opening Ceremonies in Benin
At the end of April, the Sisters of Our Lady of Apostles and the Society of African Missions will gather in Benin to begin a year of quiet celebration. Together, we mark a shared journey—one that stretches back across generations and continents, rooted in the courage...
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