Statement on United States Declaration of National Emergency

February 20, 2019

At the 2016 General Chapter, the international Society of the Sacred Heart reaffirmed its commitment: “To revitalize our unity in diversity and to act as one Body, dynamic, interconnected, linked with other bodies, in the world and as Church, in order to share, collaborate, and be in solidarity a

LCWR Statement on Sexual Abuse by Catholic Sisters

February 14, 2019

As a member of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR), the Society of the Sacred Heart echoes and affirms the statement released by LCWR on sexual abuse by Catholic sisters.

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

LCWR Statement- May 8, 2018

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

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