Our mission is to be the reconciling presence of Jesus the Good Shepherd as we embrace those who experience injustice, oppression, humiliation, exploitation, and alienation, especially girls, women, and children.
We are present in 68 countries where our sisters and partners-in-mission work to empower lives, restore rights, and uphold dignity. Our mission brings us to places where we experience that which is known as radical and where we encounter the sacred Other in persons and in all of creation.
We are moved to resist all judgment and condemnation of those who are excluded because they are different. We strive to awaken in each person we encounter a deep sense of uniqueness, worth, and inestimable value.
St. Mary Euphrasia
Energized by our evolving understanding of God’s love, we seek to create life-giving communities of welcome and inclusion as we reach out to build and maintain relationships of solidarity with single mothers, women and children suffering abuse, women in situations of prostitution, homeless persons, trafficked persons, prisoners, migrants, displaced people, refugees, asylum seekers, those living with HIV/AIDS, young people in difficulty and at risk, those in situations of marginalization and poverty and many others.
Today, our fourth vow of Zeal calls us to respond to our rapidly changing world and pressing global realities by challenging oppressive and unjust structures and systems that threaten the flourishing of humanity and the integrity of all creation. The work of our global mission engages program participants through the many activities we deliver to support them in developing their personal potential and transforming their lives. These activities include healthcare services, education and skills training, capacity building, residential facilities, micro-finance projects, community development programs, programs for survivors of domestic violence and exploitation, and many others.
The commitment to prayer of our sisters who live a contemplative lifestyle sustains and strengthens the mission of the apostolic sisters and partners-in-mission, creating a spiritual balance that nourishes both the community and society at large. Their influence transcends physical boundaries, reaching places they might never otherwise be able to reach, bringing an essential aspect to the missionary and charitable work of the community.
We work in five circles: Asia-Pacific, North America, Latin America, Europe, and RIMOA (Africa, Middle East, the Isles), which comprises the different Units (regions, provinces, sectors).
Province of North East Asia
(South Korea, Taiwan, China-Hong Kong, Macau)
Province of East Asia (Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia)
Province of Central East India-Nepal
Province of South West India Province of Indonesia
Province of the Philippines/Japan
Province of Singapore/Malaysia
Province of Sri Lanka/Pakistan
Province of Australia/Aotearoa & New Zealand
Region of Montreal, Canada
Province of New York-Toronto
Province of Mid-North America
Province of Central South US
Province of Argentina/Uruguay; Province of South East Latin America (Brazil, Paraguay)
Province of Colombia-Venezuela
Province of Bolivia/Chile
Province of Central America
(Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Honduras)
Province of Ecuador
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Province of Mexico
Province of Peru
Province of Austria/Switzerland/Czech Republic
Province of Europe-BFMN (Belgium, France, Hungary, Netherlands)
Province of Germany
Province of Great Britain
Province of Ireland
Region of Southern Europe
(Italy, Malta, Portugal, Spain)
Province of Lebanon/Syria
Province of Egypt/Sudan
District of The Isles
(Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion)
Province of Eastern Central Africa (Kenya, Congo, South Sudan, Uganda)
Communities of West Africa (Senegal, Burkina Faso) and Sector of Angola/Mozambiqueand Community of South Africa.
We work in five geographical areas known as Circles: Asia-Pacific, Europe, North America, REAL (Latin America), and RIMOA (Africa, Middle East, the Isles), which comprises the different Units.
Kenya, Congo, South Sudan, Uganda
Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion
Senegal, Burkina FasoÂ
Belgium, France, Hungary, Netherlands
Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Honduras
Brazil, Paraguay
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Kenya, Congo, South Sudan, Uganda
Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion
Senegal, Burkina FasoÂ
Belgium, France, Hungary, Netherlands
Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Honduras
Brazil, Paraguay
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