Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon at the Generalate

On 25th May 2021 Fr. Stanley Lubungo, Superior General, hosted at the Generalate in Rome a meeting presided by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, Minister of State at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and the Prime Minister’s Envoy for Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict and Minister for Human Rights  who was accompanied by the British Ambassador to the Holy See, Sally Axworthy. Were also present Sr. Sheila Kinsey, FCJM, Executive Co-Secretary JPIC Commission, John Dardis, SJ, and a few other people. Lord Ahmed gave an overview and update on the Declaration of Humanity by Leaders of Faiths and Leaders of Beliefs and the UK priorities in terms of the effort to end sexual violence in conflict. Our confrere Bernard Ugeux has been actively involved in the campaign Preventing sexual violence in conflict and contributed to the drafting of the above mentioned declaration.

Appointments June 2021

Names / NomsReceives / reçoitGives / donne

André Douillard, R.I.P.

Society of the Missionaries of Africa

Father Emmanuel Lengaigne, Provincial Delegate of the sector of France,
informs you of the return to the Lord of Father

André Douillard

on Wednesday 26th May 2021 in Pontault-Combault (France)
at the age of 86 years, of which 58 years of missionary life
in Italia, Rwanda, Tchad, Burkina Faso, Niger and France.

Let us pray for him and for his loved ones.

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Pro Minoribus – May-June 2021

Pro minoribus - May-June 2021

Algeria: Christians given to the Church (KTO)

Algeria: Christians given to the Church

A programme of KTO TV (French Catholic TV)

Twenty-five years ago, the monks of Tibhirine were murdered for having chosen to stand by the Algerian people during the “black decade”, the wave of Islamist terrorism that devastated Algeria in the 1990s and claimed between 100,000 and 200,000 victims. To remember the Christians who have given to the Church in Algeria, from yesterday to today, we have the joy of receiving Mgr Claude Rault, Bishop Emeritus of Laghouat-Ghardaïa.

Jean-François Galtier, R.I.P.

Society of the Missionaries of Africa

Father Emmanuel Lengaigne, Provincial Delegate of the sector of France,
informs you of the return to the Lord of Father

Jean-François Galtier

on Monday 17th May 2021 in Billère (France)
at the age of 77 years, of which 49 years of missionary life
in Tanzania, Italy and France.

Let us pray for him and for his loved ones.

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World Day of Communication 2021

World Day of Communication 2021

Message of Pope Francis

Jack Thora, R.I.P.

Society of the Missionaries of Africa

Father Hugh Seenan, Provincial Delegate of the sector of Great Britain,
informs you of the return to the Lord of Father

Jack Thora

on Thursday, May 13th, 2021 in Glasgow (Scotland)
at the age of 93 years, of which 69 years of missionary life
in Uganda, Italy and Great Britain.

Let us pray for him and for his loved ones.

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The Visit of Pope Francis to Iraq (Video of the Conference)

The Visit of Pope Francis to Iraq (Video of the Conference)

Its Significance for Religious Relations

Main lecturer: Cardinal Michael L. Fitzgerald, M.Afr.

Here is the recording of the web conference organised by Georgetown University and PISAI on Thursday, May 6th, 2021, where both our confreres Michael Cardinal Fitzgerald and Father Diego Sarriò intervened.

2021 Laudato Si’ week

2021 Laudato Sì week

Laudato Sì Week 2021, to be held May 16-25, will be the crowning event of the Special Laudato Si’ Anniversary Year, and a celebration of the great progress the whole Church has made on its journey to ecological conversion.

Laudato Sì Week 2021 will also be a time to reflect on what the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us and prepare for the future with hope.

May 25 there will be the Official Launching of the Laudato Sì Action Platform.

Detailed programme