Priests of the Sacred Heart
Because of expanding ministries, the Motherhouse was transferred to Joliet, Illinois, in 1883. They worked in education, ministries to the poor, and in healthcare. In the late 1920s, for instance, some Franciscan Sisters moved to Chamberlain, South Dakota, where they assisted Priests of the Sacred Heart in running St. Joseph's Indian School, founded in 1927 primarily to serve Lakota students and families from nearby reservations. As of 2021, the school continues to serve Native Americans in the region, with about 220 students annually in grades K-8. The Sisters also established missions in South America.