Article 5 of the Constitution of the Sisters of Good News speaks about the specific purpose of the society, i.e., “to train dedicated, hard working and saintly sisters and send them wherever there is need.” Imbibing the spirit of the constitution for the training and formation of candidates the Society runs 5 formation centers, and there are 88 candidates in the different stages of formation. For the ongoing formation of the sisters, the sisters are sent to different places for the training and upgrading of knowledge. Many sisters are in the educational field and there are a few nurses also working as sisters in the healthcare programme of the society too.
9th May 2001 is one of the most memorable days and is written in golden letters in the annals of the history of Sisters of Good News. It was on this day that together with the inauguration and blessing of the Generalate, 42 sisters made their perpetual commitment, Sister Anne and the councilors elected the previous year were retained as the Mother General and the councilors, till their term would end. In April 2006, late Bishop John Mulagada delegated Rev. Father Jose to preside over the General Chapter of the Society and under the guidance of our Founder the second General Chapter of the Society took place at the Generalate of the Sisters of Good News, Thangellamudi, Rev. Sister Josephina was elected as the Mother General and Sister Johncia, Sister Anne, Sister Rosaline and Sister Lilly were elected as the councilors.