Writing from America, Sr. Mary Deane brings us news from the Congregational Leadership Team.

Sr. Anne O’Leary receives the "Distinguished Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching” from Dr. Charles Cotrell, President of St. Mary’s University, San Antonio.

On January 13th 1950, Srs. Evangelist, Berchmans, Columba and Dominic, arrived in Jhelum, Pakistan. Miss Suman Sajjad, a teacher and former student, describes how the 60th anniversary of the foundation was celebrated.

Galway Presentation Secondary School Girls and Staff have been very generous to Presentation Missions. Last year they held a fundraising blitz for the Sisters in Pakistan.

An assembly for Africa of the Synod of Bishops took place from 4 - 25 October 2009. The theme was: The Church in Africa in Service to Reconciliation, Justice and Peace. Sr. Judith Habasune, a junior Zambian Sister, shares her reflections on forgiveness.

Students from Presentation College, Carlow recently presented an account of their partnership journey with the Presentation mission in Kaomo, Zambia at a conference in Croke Park, Dublin.

Sr. Fatima Rodrigo joined other NGOs at the Second Meeting of the Catholic Inspired NGOs Forum which took place from 12-14 February 2010 at Clar Hotel, Rome. In this article, she tells us about the issues raised and shares some of the input.

Every year five million children under the age of five die from hunger and diseases caused by hunger.

Pupils at Nano Nagle Primary School Fethard set about educating themselves about Fair Trade.

Fairtrade Fortnight 2010 will run from 22 February – 7 March 2010

Sr. Lancia Rodrigues describes how students and teachers from three Presentation Schools experienced our inter-connectedness with rivers for life and well-being.

Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh is deciding if he will allow corporations with American interests to genetically engineer India's King of Vegetables - the brinjal.

As we begin the season of Lent, the thoughts of Pablo Neruda seem apt. His poem, Die Slowly, is given in a translation from Spanish.