Mission News

This short video was recorded in 2019 when Fr Thomas (Tom) Browne was leaving Mexico after 20 years of missionary service in the Diocese of Cuernavaca. It is a beautiful tribute from the people he served. It makes special mention of his total dedication to Christ, to the Church and to the people he served. It highlights the Christ-like quality of his being and ministry. It gives a long list of his qualities as a pastor: joyful, understanding, noble, merciful, on the side of t

Fr Samuel Gichanga works in Moomba, Zambia. To mark the start of the building of St Ignatius, outstation church of Moomba Parish, Fr Samuel blessed the foundations: “We included symbols of our faith, a small Bible, rosary beads and a newspaper on the corner stone. I got this idea as a student during the blessing of foundation stone at Theology house in Nairobi. We thank God for our benefactors. God bless.” Best wishes and blessings to Fr Samuel, his parishioners and to all th

The 52nd International Eucharistic Congress (IEC) was postponed in 2020. It takes place this month from today, the 5th to 12th September in Budapest, Hungary. The IEC is a gathering of people every four years, somewhere in the world, which aims to promote an awareness of the central place of the Eucharist in the life and mission of the Catholic Church. It aims to help improve our understanding and celebration of the liturgy and to draw attention to the social dimension of the

The Season of Creation begins today and runs until October 4th, the feast day of St Francis of Assisi. It celebrates the joy of creation as well as encouraging awareness-raising initiatives to protect our natural environment. This year the theme is “A Home for All? Renewing the oikos of God”. Oikos is the Greek word for “home,” or “household.” This year’s symbol, Abraham’s tent, signifies our commitment to safeguard a place for all who share our common home, just as Abraham d

On Saturday August 21st, St Patrick’s students Denis Zaki Agi from Nigeria, Vincent Kipn’getich from Kenya, Julius Dokowe from Malawi and Emmanuel Maduabum from Nigeria will be ordained deacons for the Society by Rt Rv Joseph Maluki Mwongela, Bishop of Kitui, at Holy Family Catholic Church, Utawala, Nairobi, Kenya. We include Denis, Vincent, Julius and Emmanuel in our prayers. We wish them all the very best as they continue their journey to missionary priesthood. The ceremony

NIGERIA: A selection of photos from the ordination of Innocent Chukwunedum Olise in Obiaruku, Delta State, Nigeria on July 10th 2021. The ordaining prelate was Bishop Hyacinth Egbebo MSP, Bishop of Bomadi Diocese. KENYA: A selection of photos from the ordination of Isaiah Njoroge Njeri, in Kiamaina, Nakuru, Kenya on July 10th, 2021. The ordaining prelate was Bishop Maurice Muhatia Makumba, Bishop of Nakuru Dicoese.

On Saturday, July 10th, Isaiah Njoroge Njeri, will be ordained by Bishop Maurice Muhatia Makumba, Bishop of Nakuru Dicoese, in Kiamaina, Nakuru, Kenya. Innocent Chukwunedum Olise, will be ordained by Bishop Hyacinth Egbebo (MSP), Bishop of Bomadi Diocese in Obiaruku, Delta State, Nigeria. We include Isaiah and Innocent in our prayers and we welcome them as missionary priests to the Society. Best wishes to Isaiah and Innocent, to their families and to everyone involved in the

From Fr Martin Mulholland: "During Lent our students and priests at KwaPatrick fast from various foods on their daily menu. At the end of Lent, the money saved is calculated. A variety of food stuffs is then purchased and shared among the various places where the students do their Pastoral Work so that they can be distributed to the most needy people there. This morning Emmanuel Oboh, a third year student from Nigeria, brought some food parcels to St Anthony’s Parish in Piete

Thanks to St Patrick's student Limo Soter Kipkosgei for sharing his experience of Laudato Si' Week (May 2021) in Nairobi, Kenya.

Fr Noel Brown reports from his parish in Kapsoya, Kenya, on World Environment Day which took place on June 5th. “It was a spontaneous response to the invitation to care for the Earth from the young people of Kapsoya Parish in the Great Rift Valley of Western Kenya. Even a relatively small project of planting and caring for 30 new trees in the Parish compound was considered an exciting beginning to World Environment Day 2021. One of the Parish leaders Mr Simon Kinyuwa allocate