From 5-24 September, I was in Madagascar. From the second day, the whole trip was on land and on some roads in lamentable condition. After a few days I began to consider the trip to the different sites in Madagascar as a pilgrimage in which the holy places were the confreres’ houses and the meetings [...]
The Superior General, Father Greg Gay announces the appointment of Father Enrique Rivas as Sub-Director of the International Association of the Miraculous Medal.
From the General Curia: New assignments; The Superior General recounts his September activities; The International Executive Committee (IEC) for the celebration of the 350th anniversary; The Delegate for the Vincentian Family. From the Provinces:From Chile, the Visitor writes; Meeting of the Councils of the Three Italian Provinces. Nominationes. Ordinationes. Necrologium.
Father Greg Gay, Superior General, and the General Council have appointed Father Marcelo Manimtim of the Province of the Philippines as the Director of the Internation Formation Center in Paris (CIF). Father Marcelo will officially begin his term in September 2009 for a period of five years, renewable for another three years.
Once again I appeal to all the men of the Congregation of the Mission to continue to deepen yourselves in your missionary spirit whether in your home provinces or abroad, serving faithfully by following Jesus Christ evangelizing the poor. The appeal of this letter goes out to all of those confreres who, after having read [...]
From the General Curia. Father Claudio Ojeda Pérez. Sad News from Orissa (India). The Mission in the Salomon Islands
With great sadness and pain we received the news of the tragic death of Father CLAUDIO OJEDA in the plane accident yesterday in Madrid. Rome, 21 August 2008
On the 1st and 2nd of July, I participated in a meeting of CEVIM for young missionaries, in Castellnovo, Castellon, Spain. About 30 missionaries from different countries in eastern and western Europe were there. The principal focus of my comments was the International Community: Collaboration and Development.
On this the Feast of Saint Justin de Jacobis, a missionary par excellence, I announce to the worldwide Congregation the five projects that were granted the Mission Award for 2008. I want to thank the recipients of this award for their missionary creativity in their evangelization of the poor. I hope [...]
From General Curia: The Superior General; The Asistans Generals; CIF; Visitors’ Conferences: – CEVIM:Meeting of young missionaries. From the Provinces: Japan; Australia; The Fiji Islands Mission. Nominationes; Ordinationes; Necrologium.