Typhoon’s path of destruction results in loss of homes and livelihoods
More than a month after Typhoon Rai, or Odette as it is known locally in the Philippines, tore through the islands of Visayas and Mindanao, killing more than 400 people...
Kiribati battles to contain COVID-19 outbreak
The tiny Pacific nation of Kiribati, which until January this year had survived the COVID-19 pandemic without recording a case of the virus, is now battling to contain an outbreak...
Good Sams celebrate Foundation Day February 2, 2022
February 2 marks 165 years since the Foundation of the Sisters of the Good Samaritan. A short video to mark the occasion has been produced, which acknowledges First Nations people...
Third Future Leaders Award for Lourdes Hill College
Lourdes Hill College Year 12 graduate Sophie Leong has been awarded the Future Leaders Future Justice Award in recognition of her commitment to service and outreach over the past year....
Christmas a Season of Hope
The Good Samaritan Foundation brings together people and resources to support the works and initiatives of the Good Samaritan Sisters to assist the needy in communities across Australia and the Pacific....
Revitalised common room a gathering place for Balmain community
A small group of neighbours in a Balmain public housing estate have banded together to build on the legacy left by two Sisters of the Good Samaritan by bringing back...
Prize-winners announced in The Good Oil 2021 Writers’ Award
The Good Oil 2021 Writers’ Award was launched by the Sisters of the Good Samaritan with the dual purpose of supporting and encouraging the development of emerging and published writers....
Partners in Ministry webinar sparks desire to help people in need
People who attended a recent webinar hosted by the Good Samaritan Foundation have responded strongly to moving first-person accounts of daily life in Good Samaritan ministries in Australia and overseas....
Positive signs as COVID-19 continues to impact Philippines
The Sisters of the Good Samaritan in Bacolod, the Philippines, are continuing to help people in desperate need as the community battles the effects of the Delta strain of COVID-19....
The Feast of All Benedictine Saints – 13 November
We celebrate the Feast of All Benedictine Saints in honour of all the women and men who have lived under the Rule of Saint Benedict throughout the ages. Two...
Good Samaritan Sisters join together in caring for community
A collaboration born of a shared name and a shared charism is bearing fruit in Uganda where a medical centre that will provide healthcare to the community is under construction....
Catholic leaders call for action to consign fossil fuels to history
The Sisters of the Good Samaritan have joined Catholic leaders from G20 countries who have sent a letter to world leaders ahead of crucial United Nations climate meetings this month,...