Statement on the migrant caravan
October 31, 2018
The United States – Canada Province of the Society of the Sacred Heart stands with the Leadership Conference of Women Religious in their hope that members of the caravan of migrants from
Statements
Statement regarding the separation of families at the Mexico/U.S. border
June 1, 2018
Saint Madeline Sophie Barat stated that she would have founded the Society of the Sacred Heart for the "sake of a single child." Because this commitment to the safety and well-being of children is at the heart of our mission, the United States – Canada Province stands in strong opposition to the
Statement on the end of United States' participation in the Iran Deal
May 23, 2018
The Society of the Sacred Heart has joined many Catholic leaders and organizations and signed this statement in response to President Trump's decision to end the United States' participation in the Iran Deal.
Pax Christi International
LCWR Statement on Rescinding Temporary Protected Status
May 9, 2018
The Society of the Sacred Heart, United States – Canada Province, stands with and echoes the Leadership Conference of Women Religious's statement in regards to the Trump administration's decision to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Hondurans.
Statement on Gun Violence
February 16, 2018
In the wake of yet another mass shooting at an American School, the leadership of the Society of the Sacred Heart in the Unites States – Canada Province joins its voice to those of the surviving students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and people of good will from all faiths across this c
Rescinding TPS for Salvadorans 'heartbreaking'
January 12, 2018
The Society of the Sacred Heart, United States – Canada Province, adds its voice to that of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and many other people of faith who have described the decision on the part of the United States government to
Province Statement on Immigration - October 2017
October 16, 2017
The Society of the Sacred Heart in the United States and Canada began – as did so many American institutions – with an immigrant. Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne left her home in France in 1818 with a desire to educate the poor, especially the indigenous people of America.
Statement of Solidarity
June 12, 2017
As Religious of the Sacred Heart in the United States – Canada Province, we are called by our recent Chapter Documents to stand in solidarity with “those who have been wounded, displaced, and excluded because of poverty, violence, and environmental degradation.”
Deep Concern with Executive Orders
January 30, 2017