SYNOD OF BISHOPS XV ORDINARY GENERAL ASSEMBLY   “YOUNG PEOPLE, THE FAITH AND VOCATIONAL DISCERNMENT” PRE-SYNODAL MEETING FINAL DOCUMENT   Rome, 19-24 march 2018   Introduction   The young person of today is met with a host of external and internal challenges and opportunities, Continue reading →

Our Provident God called Emilie Gamelin to be the foundress of the Sisters of Providence. This year, we joyfully and gratefully celebrate the 175^th anniversary of their congregation. Continue reading →

Thank you for sharing with us this news – it makes us feel a family walking together . Let us pray the Spirit to make us more and more “a prophetic voice in our world” Continue reading →

For the past month, Muslims have been observing Ramadan: fasting from dawn till dusk, doing extra prayers, extending charity to those in need, and being more mindful of God. Ramadan has also become a wonderful interfaith season. Muslims have invited others to break the fast with them at the evening iftar meal. Continue reading →

To the members of the Union of Superiors General

Dear members of the USG,

As retiring President of our Union I have the joy of informing you that the search for a replacement for Fr David Kinnear Glenday MCCJ as secretary general has been successful. For some time now Fr David, Continue reading →

“Look! A messenger is coming over the mountains with good news!” (Nahm 1:15) Over the centuries,  Religious Congregations have established their presence in the mountainous country of Peru; but the Pallottines just five years. Yet in all journeys blessed by the Lord for His people, He remains outside of time; hence my words wish to express the common Continue reading →

Presented by the U.S. Embassy to the Holy See, in partnership with Aid to the Church in Need and the Community of Sant’Egidio

June 25, 2018 10:15 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, Rome Continue reading →

From May 24 to 27, 2018, more than 250 religious leaders from some 240 Catholic congregations from across Canada attended the 32nd General Assembly of the Canadian Religious Conference (CRC). The theme of this edition, “The nights are laden with life. Watcher, what do you say?,” Continue reading →

The Central African Republic has been a country in crisis since it gained independence in 1960, with one coup following the next. The population has been terrorized by an unending stream of armed groups that may go by different names, but always commit the same crimes. They loot houses, burn down villages, abduct innocent people, rape women and girls, Continue reading →

Pope Francis has underlined the fundamental connection that exists between the environmental crisis and the social crisis that we are currently experiencing and asks us for a personal and community ecological conversion. He often reminds us everything is interconnected. In our efforts to coordinate our responses and to witness to our reasons for hope we take guidance from Laudato Sí. Continue reading →