A few weeks ago, Sister Anne Hannigan was catching up with Port Macquarie Parish Priest, Fr Paul Gooley, when he casually mentioned he had a letter from their Bishop he wanted to read to her. It turns out it was no ordinary communication, rather it was a letter saying that Pope Francis had awarded

  Three months of continuous rainfall in the remote Western Province of Papua New Guinea has caused terrible flooding and damage in the area. Communities living along the Down Fly River and the Iowara region, two areas supported by Mercy Works livelihood projects, are seriously affected. Water levels have remained high, causing long term flooding

  The first immersion for the 2024 cohort of the Mercy Integral Ecology Emerging Leaders Fellowship has recently taken place in Sydney, the Blue Mountains and Central West New South Wales.    During this time, participants engaged with leaders of bioregional projects designed to heal communities and their landscapes for a thriving future. They visited

  Last month Cynthia Mulholland, a 2023/2024 Mercy Global Action Emerging Leader and Institute Communications Team member, participated in the second immersion of this year long program. Cynthia has shared her reflections on this life changing trip.   Our immersion in New York started with the nine fellows from nine different countries all reconnecting in

  The next stage of our Institute’s ‘Slow the Flow – Eugowra’ project has commenced with a two-day bootcamp for farmers with scientists from the Mulloon Institute.   The workshop was attended by farmers from the specific creeks and tributaries that contribute to the Mandagery Creek system. This system caused the tragic flooding of Eugowra,

  For over thirty years Sister Margaret Endicott and Ms Pam Searle have been undertaking ministry together facilitating hundreds of sessions in what they describe as a ‘gem’ of a partnership.    It is not often that people can say that they have worked with someone for 30 years, yet this is the case for

  After arriving six years ago in Grenfell, New South Wales, Sister Mary Corkeron has been embraced by the community as she undertakes her ministry with the philosophy of ‘just be’.   When asked to describe why she chose to live in Grenfell, 370 kilometres west of Sydney, Sister Mary Corkeron says emphatically, ‘It chose

  In December 2023, 10 young women from Young Mercy Links Victoria and South Australia travelled to Cambodia for a 10-day immersion accompanied by Young Mercy Links (YML) Coordinators Angela Scarafilo and Gaby Kinsman and YML Mentor, Meredith Evans.   Over the year leading up to the trip, members raised funds to provide materials for

  Mercy Works proudly supports a project called Salt ‘n’ Pepper an innovative outreach program supporting indigenous women in prison and post release, a time for that for many is the darkest of their lives.   For two decades, Jane’s* life has been marked by heartache and struggle, trapped in a relentless cycle of incarceration

    The Institute’s Slow the Flow – Eugowra project reached a milestone on 27 October 2023 as some 50 farmers, landholders and supporters gathered in the remote community of Reedy Creek, New South Wales.   The gathering was the first in a series of capacity building workshops designed to reduce speed and destruction of

  Seville Mercy Centre based in Cairns has just been announced as the first Sustainable Tourism certified conference centre in Australia!   The high profile accolade follows Seville’s world leading Sustainable Tourism Certification whereby they demonstrated best practices in a rigorous sustainability accreditation process.   “We feel incredibly proud of our team who have worked

    In the vibrant heart of Western Sydney, a transformative mentorship program is quietly shaping the destinies of young Sudanese men and women. The program, formerly known as the Josephite Refugee Mentor Support Program (JRSMP), now proudly bears the name MPower and will be managed by Mercy Works in 2024.   MPower serves as