<P> Since 1988 the sisters help with pastoral work, teaching and hospital visitation the Chinese Community and the new Chinese immigrants at St. Francis Xavier Church in Richmond in the Archdiocese of Vancouver, British Columbia . </P> <P> In the United States the Canossian Daughters of Charity run a retreat center, the Canossian Spirituality Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico . </P> <P> The Sisters in Macau spread out to other countries in Southeast Asia towards the end of the 19th century . In 1894 mainly Italian and Portuguese - speaking Sisters arrived at the Portuguese Mission at St. Joseph's Church in Singapore (then part of the Straits Settlements) and expanded to Malaya, both of which were part of the British Empire . As of 2008 the Sisters are the largest religious orders in the Archdiocese of Singapore and operate their island - wide palliative care ministries and most of their education - related ministries at the "Canossian Eduplex" in Aljunied--an estate comprising the convent, a primary school for girls, a children's home, a school for deaf children and a coeducational kindergarten . In the Philippines, Mother Anna Bautista led a group of sisters and founded the first mission and school in the country in 1954 . </P> <P> The Canossian Sons of Charity, (Canossian Fathers), were founded in Venice in 1831 . They count today about 200 brothers and priests dedicated to the education of children and young people through cathechesis in schools, orphanages, youth centers (oratories) and other works of charity towards the poor and the least . They are present in Italy, Brazil, Kenya, Tanzania, India and the Philippines . (FdCC means "Figli della Carità Canossiani"). </P>

Canossian daughters of charity servants of the poor