'May God preserve and bless you all'

Catherine McAuley, Letter to Elizabeth Moore, 31 August 1857

Members of Mercy International Association share the passion of our foundress, Catherine McAuley, to bring mercy to people who are poor, sick and uneducated.

Mercy Global Action

Catherine's practical, whole-hearted response to the injustices of her day, inspires Mercy International Association to hear and respond to the 'cry of Earth and the cry of the Poor' in our day.

Addressing Degradation of Earth

Join in our commitment to redress justice issues affecting the world's most vulnerable people in Earth’s community.

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Addressing Displacement of Persons

Join in our commitment to redress justice issues affecting the world's most vulnerable people in Earth’s community.

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Mercy Global Action

Catherine's practical, whole-hearted response to the injustices of her day, inspires Mercy International Association to hear and respond to the 'cry of Earth and the cry of the Poor' in our day.

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Mercy Global Action Newsletter MGA Leadership Fellows Group One Research Presentations 'Hope in a Time of Pandemic- Responding to COVID-19 through a Mercy Lens' Esperanza en Tiempos de Pandemia

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Catherine McAuley

Catherine McAuley was born in Dublin, Ireland, in September, 1778. In 1824 she used her inheritance from an Irish couple she had served for twenty years to build a large House of Mercy on Baggot Street, Dublin in response to the needs of the poor of Dublin. Today that house is known as Mercy International Centre and is home to the Mercy family from all over the world.

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Prayers Requested

As a Mercy Community, we pray with those in need of physical healing through the intercession of Catherine McAuley.

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Today Mercy's Quote

Catherine seems to have been enlarging our heart space, readying us to embrace in mutual affection our multi-cultural sisterhood.

Mary Trainer

Pray With Catherine

Ask her to intercede with God on your behalf for your needs and the needs of our world.

Post a prayer at Catherine’s Tomb

Post a prayer at Baggot St Chapel

Mercy Initiatives

Since our establishment in 1992, Mercy International Association has undertaken a range of initiatives to connect the global Mercy family and to encourage and nurture the flourishing of the Mercy charism.