Monthly Archives: April 2019
Comboni Missionaries . South Sudan: A great heart with great faith
A poor woman takes a foreign mother into her house and looks after her sick daughter. She goes to the church and asks the missionary to pray that the child gets well. Continue reading
XXI Plenary Assembly of the International Union of Superiors General (UISG)
From 6‐10 May, the XXI Plenary Assembly of the UISG will take place at the Ergife Hotel in Rome. The theme is “Sowers of Prophetic Hope.” Sr. Carmen Sammut, msola, in a video announcing the Assembly, said that this theme urges us to consider how women religious can be signs of hope “in a world of division and war” and “for the many women and children who suffer”. Continue reading
Workshop on a sustainable future for Marist life and mission in Africa and Asia
“A sustainable future for Marist life and mission in Africa and Asia” is a project being conducted in Administrative Units in Africa and Asia by a taskforce devoted to increasing financial sustainability in these regions. Continue reading
#UISG – XXI plenary assembly 2019: Sowers of Prophetic Hope, Rome, May 6-10
820+ Participants
80 Countries of origin
13 Languages
40 Speakers and invited guests
2 Facilitators: Sr. Micheline Kenda, sfb, Sr. Anne Tan, fdcc
7 Formation Workshops: Canon Law for Religious Life (2), Communicating the Mission (3), Protection of Minors, Hope for Children: from Institutional to Family Care Continue reading
Latin American and Caribbean religious conference formalizes protocols for protection of minors
When the Confederation of Latin American and Caribbean Religious (CLAR) decided to form a commission geared toward the protection of minors, Sr. Nancy Negrón Ortiz was the logical choice to help lead that effort. Continue reading
World Council of Churches (WCC) expresses sadness, solidarity after Notre Dame fire
After a large fire broke out on 15 April at the Notre Dame cathedral, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit expressed shock over the damage to one the most famous landmarks in Paris, and the seat of the archbishop of Paris. Continue reading
Religious Formation Conference: For Mission Program
The next ForMission class will begin May 30-June 7, 2019 at Catholic Theological Union. Application materials and updated information for 2019 are available. To receive application materials and/or if you have questions about the program, please fill out and submit the inquiry form below. Application deadline to begin ForMission May/June 2019 is April 12. Continue reading
Jesus and the Pharisees – An Interdisciplinary Reappraisal – Pontifical Biblical Institute
PONTIFICAL BIBLICAL INSTITUTE 7-8-9th I May I 2019
To be held in the Aula Magna of the Pontifical Gregorian University Piazza della Pilotta, 4 – Rome, Italy The conference first examines the various ancient sources about the Pharisees (Josephus, Qumran, archaeological data, the New Testament, and Rabbinic Literature). The second part will be devoted to the history of interpretation, from Patristic Literature, to Medieval Jewish interpretations, Continue reading
OFM: Easter Letter of the Minister General 2019
Dear brothers, May the Lord give you peace!
This year I would like to share with all of you a message inthe context of the celebrations of 800 years of the encounter between Francis of Assisi and the Sultan of Egypt al-Malik al-Kamil. This commemoration has offered the Church and the Order an extraordinary opportunity to reflect on and study the topic of open and respectful dialogue with Islam and, of course, with other religious faiths.
UISG, LCWR leaders discuss clergy sex abuse, and the credibility of religious life
Editor’s note: Global Sisters Report recently held a discussion with Sr. Carmen Sammut, president of the International Union of Superiors General and superior general of the Missionary Sisters of Africa; Sr. Pat Murray, executive director of UISG and member of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary; Sr. Sharlet Wagner, president of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious and a Sister of the Holy Cross; Continue reading