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Everyone at the Hogarcito de Niños Especiales San Jose Benito Cottolengo was looking forward to Silvana’s fifteenth birthday… even the sisters! In hispanic cultures, the Quinceañera, or the celebration of a girl’s 15th birthday is a significant milestone, usually commemorated by a...

At our #FeetontheGround Mission in Gaza, SSVM Missions is thrilled to be able to support a new kindergarden, which opened in September 2026! Despite the widespread destruction in Gaza, the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem has sponsored the opening of a new school for young children. the Latin...

At the Foundations Project in Brazil, Phase Two has begun on the construction of the sisters’ home. The first floor of the convent was built a couple of years ago. last week, construction began on the second floor of the house. Thank you to all of those who support the Foundations Project as...

At the “Karol and Emilia Wojtyła” House, part of the City of Charity Project in Argentina, SSVM Missions honors and care for the parents of missionary priests and sisters, providing a space of comprehensive support and a family atmosphere for each of our residents. Under the protection and example...

UNCOVE is an Argentinian foundation, which partners with the City of Charity Project in  San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina. UNCOVE stands for “Un Corazón que ve,” in English, “A Heart that Sees.” This Argentinian Foundation is driven by Catholic values ​​and selfless service. They seek to...

With the support of SSVM Missions, a new contemplative cloistered monastery is being built in the former Soviet-ruled Lithuania. Lithuania is located in northeastern Europe, bordered by Poland, Russia, Latvia, and Belarus. The country suffered Soviet and nazi occupation for 50 years, until the...

Last week, Nada, a member of our City of Charity Project in Bethlehem passed away. Nada came to live with us in 2009. She was a prized member of our community for more than 15 years! In the #CityofCharity project, we care for many individuals with disabilities, like Nada. It is our great joy...

“If you can’t feed a hundred people, feed just one.” -Mother Teresa This winter, SSVM Missions hosted a charity dinner for the community in Odessa, Ukraine. Throughout the three years of war in Ukraine, SSVM Missions has not ceased to work to help those most in need and to bring hope and joy...

Across the world, many are striving for greater personal responsibility; to do more, learn more, and have more so that they might increase their personal worth. yet at the same time, so many live amid conditions which frustrate their legitimate desires. We want to do all that we can to help these...