The motto in Latin and English of the Society is Caritas Christi Urget Nos and Christ's love compels us, (2 Corinthians 5:14), respectively.
In 1997 the Kiltegan Fathers, with the drop in vocations from Ireland, officially decided to open up internationally and set up houses of formation in Nigeria and Kenya.
In 2000 trainee priests began studying philosophy in St Joseph's Institute in Cedara, South Africa, and KwaPatrick house was setup.
2002 seen students study theology at the Kiltegan House in Nairobi, as the Society joined other orders in Tangaza University College.
The Society moved to High Park, about 2 km from Kiltegan County Wicklow the former home of the Westby family, and named it St. Patrick's.
In May 2011 allegations of sexual abuse by a member of the society in Africa were made on the RTÉ programme Prime Time Investigates.
The Kiltegan Fathers in association with Sisters of the Holy Faith in 2013, worked to set up a primary school in Riwoto, South Sudan.