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Archive | General Assembly 2016
First reactions of the newly elected Superior General
Fr. Mavric responds to a questions about his feelings as newly elected Superior General
Former Superior General – interview in Rome Reports
From the interview…. “He went about doing good,” this phrase was one of St. Vincent de Paul’s favorites about Jesus from the Gospel. As such, it has been adopted as a favorite of the Congregation of the Mission and the Sisters of Charity, which are two of the 260 associations who claim St. Vincent as […]
Day 13, July 9: Sweet Home Chicago
Day 13, July 9: Sweet Home Chicago After prayer, the assembly began as usual with the prayer for the assembly and the approval of the minutes. The Synthesis and Redaction Committee then presented the first draft of the final document. While waiting for copies of the document to arrive, the members of the committee — […]
Day 12, July 8: General Election
Day 12, July 8: General Election Jeremy Dixon continues his chronicles on the official site of the General Assembly. It was a day primarily devoted to electing the Vicar General and Assistants General from the various regions.
Meet the New members of the Curia
Superior General and new General Council of the Congregation of the Mission: (from left) Fr. Aaron Gutierrez, Fr. Zeracristos Yosef, Fr. Miles Heinen, Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, Superior General, Fr. Javier Álvarez, Vicar General, Fr. Matthew Kallamkal. #AG2016CM With the elections completed today, we present here the new members of the Congregation of the Curia.
Two Assistants General elected
The Office of Communications is happy to announce the election of the following confreres as Assistants General: Aaron Gutiérrez Nava, CM from Mexico, presently serving as Visitor in Mexico . Zeracristos Yosef, CM has been re-elected as an Assistant.
Day 11, July 7: Point(s) of Order
11, July 7: Point(s) of Order Jeremy Dixon continues his chronicles…. After mass and breakfast, we began the day again invoking the Holy Spirit. On the second ballot, Javier Alvarez was re-elected vicar general. He thanked the assembly for once more entrusting him with this responsibility, who congratulated him with a standing ovation. The assembly […]
Fr. Alvarez re-elected Vicar General
Fr. Francisco Javier Álvarez Munguía, CM has been re-elected Vicar General. Balloting continues through the day for Assistants General.
Day 10, July 6: Solidarity
Day 10, July 6: Solidarity The day began with mass celebrated by Fr. Tomaz with the main concelebrants being Michael Talapkanych, the other delegate from the vice-province of Sts. Cyril and Methodius, and Paul Roche of Ireland, the former vice-provincial. In his first words to us as superior general, Fr. Tomaz urged us to be […]