News

Governor General Visits the Gathering Place

On Sunday, June 30 the Governor General of Canada, her excellency Mary Simon and her husband, his excellency Whit Fraser, …

Sr Joseph Nugent on her Anniversary – June 17, 1847

On June 17 we remember a true Mercy heroine –Sister M. Joseph Nugent, who died on this day in 1847. …

Anniversary of Arrival of Sisters of Mercy in St. John’s
– 3 June 1842

June 3,1842 marks the beginning of a wonderful story – a story of deep faith, abiding trust, courageous action and …

Sister M. Patrick O’Farrell

Margaret O’Farrell was born in County Tipperary in November of 1841, the only daughter of Mary and Patrick O’Farrell. She …

Global Irish Famine Way Project

On May 10, 2024, in St. John’s, Newfoundland, the Basilica Heritage Foundation Inc. and the Embassy of Ireland in Canada …

Sister M. de Camillus Cole

Susanna Cole, born in Colliers, Conception Bay, Newfoundland entered the Sisters of Mercy on Military Road, St. John’s in March …

Sister M. de Chantal O’Keeffe

Mary Ellen O’Keeffe was born in Cork on November 16, 1838. While yet nineteen years old, she and five other …

The Sisters of Mercy Latin America and Caribbean Conference

The Latin America and Caribbean Conference (Sisters of Mercy) was held virtually on February 23 and 24 with participation by  …

Sister M. Teresa O’Halleran

Margaret O’Halleran, born in County Kerry, arrived in St. John’s in September of 1881 to enter the Sisters of Mercy. …

Sister M. Elizabeth O’Regan Redmond

Sister M. Elizabeth O’Regan Redmond was, as far as we know, the only widow to enter the Sisters of Mercy …