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Our youth engagement resources centre on listening to young people and what draws them to Mercy. We also share curated resources from across the Mercy World.
All queries about this page should come to us by email to info@mercyinternational.ie
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We are looking forward to welcoming our Young Mercy Leaders to Dublin in July 2026. You can follow the experience here and on our social media.
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Catherine McAuley was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1778. In 1824 she used her inheritance from an Irish couple she had served for twenty years to build a large House of Mercy where she and other lay women would shelter homeless women, reach out to the sick and dying and educate poor girls. The House on Baggot Street opened in 1827. To give these efforts greater stability, Catherine and her co-workers founded a new religious congregation. On 12 December 1831, she and two others professed their vows as the first Sisters of Mercy. Before her death on 11 November 1841, Catherine founded convents and works of mercy throughout Ireland and England.
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The Mercy Justice Advocacy Approach is a framework used by the global Mercy community to guide advocacy efforts. The Approach is grounded in the values of the Sisters of Mercy, which include compassion, justice, and respect for the inherent dignity of people and earth.
Find out more about the Mercy Justice Advocacy approach here and on the links below.
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