Announcing our Young Mercy Leaders' Pilgrimage for 2025

Today's Mercy Quote

It is my hope and prayer that after the period of darkness and winter has accomplished its purpose, we shall see the bright promise of another spring.

M Concilia Moran

Catherine McAuley

Catherine McAuley was born in Dublin, Ireland, in September, 1778. In 1824 she used her inheritance from an Irish couple she had served for twenty years to build a large House of Mercy on Baggot Street, Dublin in response to the needs of the poor of Dublin. Today that house is known as Mercy International Centre and is home to the Mercy family from all over the world.

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Opening Doors

Opening Doors focuses on consulting with those who are actively seeking to be involved in the life of Mercy International and creating channels through which people of Mercy can participate more actively in the life of the Association.

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Justice

Mercy Global Action commits annually to focusing on three priority justice issues. These issues focus on the needs of our global society today. Throughout the year, the Mercy Global Action team works to provide educational resources focused on these issues, as well as advocate at the United Nations for just policies and laws related to these areas.

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Message for Mercy Day 2024

Message from Sr Patricia O'Donovan RSM, CEO of Mercy International Association. We share a message with you from our CEO for Mercy Day 2024.

In her message, Patricia reflects on the challenges facing our world today - war, violence, poverty, forced migration, human trafficking, and degradation of our Common Home, to name a few, and how she is inspired by the response from across the Mercy world.

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