The neighbourhood of Palmarola, on the far western outskirts of Rome, watched with pleasant surprise as a caravan of cars passed by – everyone later learned – to take Pope Francis to a condominium garage located not far from the back of the building where the parish church is located. This event, as unexpected as…
One of the dynamic inspirations that motivated our founders, Claude Poullart des Places and Francis Mary Paul Libermann was the holistic and authentic formation of the clergy. In the humble beginning of Holy Ghost seminary, Poullart des Places directed that his seminarians should be formed in “knowledge and virtue”. For Poullart des Places, “neglected souls…
The Generalate community has held, for some years now, a garden party in the grounds of the house for friends and members of other congregations; in the past, around the time of Pentecost and in recent years on Pentecost Sunday. This Pentecost Sunday, we started with a celebration of the Eucharist, held in the beautiful…
Eighteen Spiritan Bishops of various dioceses across the globe convened at the Generalate from 14th to 16th May 2024, responding to an invitation from the Superior General, Fr. Alain Mayama. We have already hosted a number of spiritan and non-spiritan bishops who came to the Generalate either before, during, or a fter their Ad Limina…
Dear confreres and friends, the situation in Port-au-Prince is getting out of control and we are more than ever the victims. Monday, 1st April 2024, at 5 p.m. local time, armed bandits broke into the Petit Séminaire Collège Saint Martial by climbing over a poorly protected wall in a back street. After neutralising the two…
On 4th February 2024, the Circumscription of Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic celebrated 20 years of the Spiritan presence and mission in the Diocese of San Juan, Dominican Republic. Although the Spiritan community and mission is part of the circumscription of Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, it is a collaborative mission of the…
The Meeting of Spiritan Provincial Superiors of the Union of European Circumscriptions (UCE) was held from Monday 22 to Friday 26 January 2024 at the Luther King Centre in Manchester, England. Among the participants were Fr. Marc Botzung (General Assistant in Rome and UCE Correspondent to the General Council), Fr. Innocent Izunwanne (Superior of Germany),…