In August 2024 our Congregation will celebrate the 175th anniversary of their landing in Halifax, Nova Scotia and starting their mission to give joyful witness to love!
Sisters of Charity of Halifax
This Week in Vincentian Family History
A look back at what was happening this week in 1849, 1878, and 1888.
Halifax sister honored with Cheverus Award
Sister of Charity of Halifax Maryanne Ruzzo, SC, received the Cheverus Award from the Archdiocese of Boston in October.
Do No Harm
Convergence and commitment on child sexual exploitation and abuse.
Sister Joan Dawber, SC, Featured in Podcast
Sister Joan Dawber, SC (Halifax) describes her experience of being called, through prayer, to a new ministry helping survivors of human trafficking.
Nuns Kick Off New Webinar Series on Fighting Sex Abuse
Sister Nuala Kenny, Sister of Charity of Halifax, has been a member of the ad hoc committee for child sexual abuse for the Canadian Catholic Bishops Conference.
Vulnerability and Victims of Clergy Abuse: Lessons from the Pandemic
As we continue our journey of healing and transforming the Church to the words and witness of Christ, both clergy sexual abuse and COVID-19 have become a part of our DNA.
The Sisters of Holmes County, Mississippi, Integral to the Community
Three sisters are continuing the ministries of Sr. Paula Merrill, a member of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, Kentucky, and Sr. Margaret Held of the School Sisters of St. Francis in Milwaukee.
Celebrating With the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, Halifax
Feb. 17 marks the anniversary of the approval by Pope Pius IX in 1856 of the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, Halifax. Read their foundation story and watch a video with interviews highlighting the charism of the Sisters of today.
Vincentians of Wherever: Recovery in New Orleans
Keeping in touch with Vincentian friends – whether or not they are part of any “official” branch — is very Vincentian. Vincent kept in touch. He wrote over 30,00 pieces of correspondence. Imagine if he had Facebook and Twitter?! I’ve kept...
Sisters of Charity-Halifax Launch New Website
As our way of marking International Women’s Day and the U.S. National Catholic Sisters Week, we’ve launched our new Sisters of Charity-Halifax website. Please check it out and share with others: www.schalifax.ca. You’ll see that it highlights Joyful Witness,...
Students and Halifax sisters complete walls on House of Charity sponsored home
Sisters Sheilagh Martin and Evelyn Williams of the Sisters of Charity Halifax traveled to New Orleans, Louisiana for a week with 10 Mount Saint Vincent University students. They thoroughly enjoyed the hospitality of the sisters at the House of Charity while working on...
