The Sisters of the Sacred Heart in Cresson, PA is a contemplative-active, pontifical, Franciscan Religious Congregation founded in 1894 in Krakow, Poland by St. Joseph Sebastian Pelczar and Blessed Klara Szczesna. They are dedicated to extending the Kingdom of Love of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus through prayer and apostolic service. The congregation has an international presence, serving in various countries including Poland, Ukraine, Italy, France, Bolivia, Argentina, Jamaica, West Indies, and the United States.
The American Province of the Sisters of the Sacred Heart is actively engaged in teaching, nursing, personal care, parish ministry, outreach to the poor, evangelization of homes and families, prison ministry, and missionary work in Jamaica. They are represented in the Dioceses of Altoona-Johnstown, Buffalo, Columbus, Grand Rapids, and Mandeville, Jamaica, West Indies.
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