The Presentation Sisters have elected of Sr Julie Watson as their new congregational leader. She was elected at the congregational gathering of Presentation Sisters, which began at Nano Nagle Place in Cork on April 19th last and concluded at the Emmaus Centre, Swords, Co Dublin, on Monday. CelebrationsThe event coincided with celebrations to mark the 300th anniversary of the birth of Nagle, a pioneer of Catholic education in Ireland and founder of the Presentation Sisters. Sr McDermott returned to Ireland in 2014 after 28 years in Zambia, working in social care, formation of younger sisters and leadership. New leader Sr Watson said she saw this “as an exciting time for us Presentation Sisters across the world.

Source: The Irish Times May 14, 2018 19:41 UTC