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General Council’s Fuori Roma in Castelfranco Veneto

Data: 11/02/2024

The General Council met from 28th January to 3rd February for an intensive working session away from its usual Roman surroundings. This time, we were warmly welcomed by the Missionaries of Africa community in Castelfranco Veneto for our Fuori Roma (Outside Rome), and each day revolved around two working sessions, one in the morning and the other in the afternoon.

Safeguarding Audit Announcement, Irish Sector

Data: 10/02/2024

The Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers) Irish Sector have invited the National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church in Ireland to conduct a review of safeguarding practice in the sector.

Celebration of the Feast of the Consecrated Life on the 3rd of February 2024 in Lilongwe, Malawi

Data: 09/02/2024

In 1997, Pope Saint John-Paul II instituted a day of prayer for women and men in consecrated life. This feast is celebrated in the Catholic Church every February 2nd. In the archdiocese of Lilongwe, this celebration is often arranged on a convenient day after the 2nd of February for all the consecrated men and women to meet together and have a day of recollection and gathering. This year, we celebrated this feast on the 3rd of February 2024.

Is Systemic Transformation Feasible?

Data: 05/02/2024

The title of my reflection embodies a question to be asked after a training session on systemic transformation. From 22-26 January 2024, the Commission for Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation in Rome (JPIC Roma), organized an online training for new JPIC Promotors. It was under the theme JPIC Mission: Systemic Transformation for the Common Good of all Creation.

Consecrated Life in the Catholic Church

Data: 02/02/2024

Every 2nd of February the Catholic Church celebrates the presentation of Jesus in the temple, which is equally the celebration of the consecrated life. This celebration is often limited to men and women who have devoted their lives to serve God as religious. In a few dioceses this particular day for the religious is celebrated, though often with a minimal participation of the laity. One could ask: is the feast of the consecrated life ‘something’ only for the religious? How should the entire Church celebrate this feast and, in this way, feel part of this all-important celebration of the Church when it is generally seen as a feast for just a group of people?