MEETING OF NEW SPIRITAN MAJOR SUPERIORS

The General Council held the Meeting of New Spiritan Major Superiors from 17th to 27th September 2024, with 12 participants. The new superiors were from many different circumscriptions around the globe – Africa, Europe, North America, Latin America, Oceania and Asia – living and working in very diverse social, economic, cultural, political and ecclesial situations.…

A NEW SPIRITAN MISSION IN ROME

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…

Celebrating 20 years of Spiritan Mission in the Diocese of San Juan, Dominican Republic

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 Generalate community receives some Bishops from the Synod for the Amazon

On Mission Sunday, 20th of October, 2019, the Superior General, Fr. John Fogarty, and all the members of the Generalate community welcomed our three bishop confreres who are participating in the Pan-Amazon Synod: D. Altevir José da Silva, D. Teodoro Mendes Tavares and D. Francisco J. Meinrad Merkel. Also present were other bishops where the Spiritans work or those who have a relationship with us. Among them was the President of the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (CNBB), D. Valmor de Oliveira de Azevedo.