Competition on Spiritan Mission
The general council announces an essay competition for all Spiritans in formation on “The Challenges and Future of Spiritan Mission”
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Spiritan Education Forum – June 2018
Re-Embracing the Education Apostolate: A Powerful Tool for Evangelisation | Following in the Footsteps of our Founder-Okura Holy Ghost College | Character education: Proposing a paradigm for analysing the quality of education in Tanzania
JPIC Newsletter 6 – June 2018
Spiritan Justice, Peace, Integrity of Creation and InterReligious Dialogue Newsletter
Spiritans in USA
A series of short documentaries about the Spiritans in USA, produced by Fr. Jean-Michel Gelmetti and edited by Dr. Dennis Woytek.
Spiritans celebrate mission presence in Taiwan
On June 2, 2018, the Spiritans in Taiwan gathered with their friends and co-workers to celebrate the Feast of Pentecost which is also the Feast of the Congregation.
Rome: meeting of the Spiritan Spirituality Committee
Fr. Marc Whelan, Provincial of Ireland, explains the reasons behind the meeting held in Rome (June 1-2, 2018).
Pentecost 2018 at the Spiritans in Rome
Sunday the 20th of may, the Spiritans in Rome and their guests celebrated the feast of Pentecost. It’s the anniversary of their foundation, in 1703. The celebration was presided by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican’s Secretary…
Interview with Cardinal Francis Arinze
On Pentecost day, Cardinal Arinze was among us at the General House of the Spiritans in Rome. He was interviewed by Fr. Bede Ukwuije, First Assistant to the Superior General.
Haiti: a Spiritan attacked by bandits
On Monday, May 14, 2018, Father Reynold Joseph, a Haitian Spiritan, parish priest of Bocozelle was the victim of a bandit attack in the town of Cabaret, around three in the afternoon.
Interview with Anthony Obinna, Archbishop of Owerri (Nigeria)
The Archbishop of Owerri has given us an interview on May 9, 2018. He speaks about the contribution of the Spiritans to the history of the Church in his country, and about the meaning of…
In Celebration of Pentecost 2018
Reflective moments on the Holy Spirit as inspired by SRL and Bagamoyo
From the refugee camps to the mission field
Fr. John Dimba was born in Mozambique in 1969. During the civil war, like millions of other people, had to flee the country. It was in a refugee camp that he met the spiritans and…
UCNAC Newsletter 2018
News from the Union of Circumscriptions of North America and the Caribean
The Vicariate Apostolic of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon incorporated into the diocese of La Rochelle
Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, has informed our Superior General, Fr. John Fogarty, that Pope Francis has decided to put an end to the status of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon as a Vicariate Apostolic. From…
Letter from our Postulator
Orlando Zanovelli, Postulator General to the Congregation for the Cause of Saints at the Vatican, gives us some updates on the Causes of our Funders and other members of the congregation.
JPIC Newsletter 5 – January 2018
Spiritan Justice, Peace, Integrity of Creation and InterReligious Dialogue Newsletter featuring: Spiritans: Advocates in Mission | Vivat: Nigeria Workshop 2017 | Workshop in the Dem. Rep. of Congo | Global Water Crisis: Duquesne | Testimony…
Ordination of First Gambian Bishop
Mgr Gabriel Mendy CSSp has been ordained Bishop of Banjul
Celebrating 2 February in Rome
On 2 February 2018, as in all other Spiritan communities, the Generalate House celebrated the anniversary of Fr. François Libermann’s death.
Spiritan News 204
January / February 2018 | Reflection on Spiritan statistics | Celebrating 2 February in Rome
Spiritan Education Forum – November 2017
Espace Jarrot | Blessed Daniel Brottier project (OBDB) | The mission of education in the Spiritan Province of Cameroon | Daniel Brottier Home: a new impetus to education in Itoculo
Meeting of Spiritans in Latin America
The Spiritan Family in Latin America had the 13th “Encontrão” (Big meeting), from the 30th of January to the 3rd of February in Ypacarai, Paraguay.
Libermann’s Pilgrimage to the Holy House of Nazareth at Loreto
Talk by Fr. John McFadden, Superior of the General House in Rome, on the 2nd of February 2018.
Spiritan Refugee Pastoral care in Nyarugusu camp, Kigoma Tanzania
In December 2017, Jude Nnorom the coordinator of our Spiritan JPIC desk in Rome visited Nyarugusu refugee camp in Tanzania, home to over 140 thousand refugees, from Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo and other countries…
Libermann Novena 2018
Francis Libermann Novena, in preparation for 2 February 2018, composed by the Spiritan Community of the Philippines.
Bishop Ludwig Herbst – Juruá’s adoptive son
Bishop Ludwig Herbst, Spiritan Bishop, died in Cruzeiro do Sul on the 31st of December 2017. He was the titular bishop of Cruzeiro do Sul, in Brazil, from 1979 to 2000.
Spiritans in India
Spiritans returned to India in 2009 for several reasons, the pioneer being Fr. Gabriel Myotte Duquet of the French Province.
Spiritans in Pakistan
The Spiritan presence dates from December 1977. From that time to now 25 Spiritans from 7 different countries have lived and worked here.
Spiritans in Vietnam
Our Spiritan mission in Vietnam arose out of a number of circumstances: the presence of vietnamese confreres in the US Province, the interest shown by a local group of religious in Vietnam to join our…
Spiritans in the Philippines
On 12 December 1977, feastday of Our Lady of Guadeloupe, Patroness of the Philippines, four Spiritans from four different continents, landed in this country. They based themselves in Iligan, in northern Mindanao. There, they began…
Christmas greetings from the General Council
Greetings from the Superior General and his Council in english, french, portuguese, igbo, lingala, chichewa and swahili.
Taiwan: From the City to the Mountains
2017 marks 20 years of Spiritan presence in Taiwan.
Spiritan News 203
203 / October / November / December 2017 | 40 Years of Spiritan Presence in Asia: Pakistan / Philippines / Taiwan / Vietnam / India | Rome : Meeting of New Superiors | Brazzaville :…
150 years in Portugal
The 150th anniversary of the Spiritan presence in Portugal was an occasion to remember the past with gratitude, to live the present with passion and to look at the future with hope. “Joyful in hope”…
A new Spiritan Bishop in Gambia
On 30 November 2017, Pope Francis appointed Fr. Gabriel Mendy CSSp to succeed Mgr Robert P. Ellison as Bishop of Banjul (Gambia).
Spiritans in Paraguay website
The golden jubilee of Spiritans mission in Paraguay was the occasion for the group to launch a website
Spiritans in Paraguay
Short video presentation about the Spiritans in Paraguay, in Spanish.
200 years Spiritan Presence in Reunion
In 200 years, more than 260 Spiritan priest or brothers, whether natives or coming from more than 80 dioceses in France and 15 other countries, have worked in Reunion for some years or for all their lives.
Spiritans honoured in Cruzeiro do Sul
The Spiritans, celebrating 100 years of presence in the State of Acre, in Brazil, are honoured by the local authorities.
Interview with Mgr Pierre Jubinville
The bishops of Paraguay are in Rome to their visit “ad limina”. Among them is Mgr Pierre Jubinville, a canadian spiritan, bishop of San Pedro (Paraguay). He answers the questions of Fr. Jean-Yves Urfié.
50 years in Paraguay
The Spiritans in Paraguay celebrated 50 years of presence and mission in that South-American Country.
Interview with Cardinal Souraphiel
Cardinal Souraphiel, archbishop of Addis Abeba (Ethiopia), visits the General Council of the Spiritans, and is interviewed by Fr. Jean-Yves Urfié, CSSp.
New issue of “Missão Espiritana” dedicated to P. José Sabença
The Spiritans in Portugal have just published a new issue of “Missão Espiritana” dedicated to the late Fr. José Manuel Sabença.
Central Africa: a protracted crisis
Fr. William Doctor, Superior of the Spiritans in Central Africa, talked to KTOTV and shared about the dramatic fate of the forgotten victims of the crisis in the Country.
Meeting of new Spiritan superiors in Rome
The new spiritan superiors met in Rome to prepare themselves for their new leadership role.
New Spiritan Bishop in Brazil
Pope Francis has appointed the Spiritan Fr. Altevir da Silva as Bishop of Cametá, in the Brazilian state of Pará. Fr. Altevir is the Superior of the Spiritan Province of Brazil.
Novena of Poullart des Places 2017
The international novitiate community in Paraguay, accepted the invitation to elaborate this year’s novena of Claude Francis Poullart des Places, reflecting on the theme of Community life: basis, strength and principle of our mission.
Brazzaville: Meeting of the Spiritans from Africa and the Islands
Spiritan Superiors and formators from Africa and the Islands together with representatives from the Generalate in Rome, met for their bi-annual meeting from 22nd until the 27th August 2017, in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo.
Spiritan News 202
202 / July / August / September 2017 | 200 years Spiritan presence in Reunion | P. Dominic Nnoshiri: The Protection of Minors
CSS Rome Committee met in Chevilly
The Rome Committee of the Center for Spiritan Studies met at Chevilly, France from july 18 to 20
Spiritan Education Forum – June 2017
Spiritan Education: Safeguarding Minors as a Moral Imperative | What Method of Teaching for which Type of Education? | Spiritan Pedagogy: A Handbook
JPIC Newsletter 4 – April 2017
Spiritan Justice, Peace, Integrity of Creation and InterReligious Dialogue Newsletter featuring: INTEGRATING PEACEBUILDING IN SPIRITAN MISSION ♦ PEACEBUILDING ECHOES FROM SOUTH SUDAN ♦ A SMALL PEACBUILDING PROJECT IN SIERRA LEONE ♦ PRESENCE AS A HUMANITARIAN…
Spiritan Mission in Asia (Vietnam and India)
At the last Enlarged General Council, Fr. Pat Palmer presented the history of Spiritan presence and mission in Asia and particularly in Vietnam and India. We have collected his testimony.
JPIC Newsletter 3 – Oct. 2016
Spiritan Justice, Peace, Integrity of Creation and InterReligious Dialogue Newsletter featuring: GENDER CONTRIBUTIONS TO SPIRITAN JPIC ♦ ALONGSIDE THE OPPRESSED IN GERMANY ♦ LAY SPIRITAN MISSION IN BOLIVIA ♦ WOMEN AND MEN AS EQUAL PARTNERS…
Animation plan phase three
Over the next sixteen months, beginning tomorrow October 2nd, our focus will be on our Spiritan community life. Community life is an essential element of the Spiritan way of life
Message of the Enlarged General Council 2016 to all Confreres Worldwide
We, members of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, participants in the Enlarged General Council, which took place at the Casa di Esercizia of the Passionists in Rome from 19th June-2nd July 2016, return to…
Spiritan Education Forum – June 2016
Spiritan Presence and its Involvement in Education in South Sudan 2012-2016 | Education and the Spiritan Mission in the Dominican Republic | Passing on the Torch of Spiritan Education | Describing a Spiritan Pedagogy
50th anniversary of presence in Clivo di Cinna
26th June 2016, the Spiritans celebrated the 50th anniversary of presence in Clivo di Cinna.
150 years at the service of the Gospel in Angola
‘‘Called to grow as evangelizers’’ is the slogan chosen by the province to celebrate the jubilee of 150 years of the missionary presence of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit in Angola.
New Regional Community in Italy
For the past couple of years the General Council and the two Spiritan Communities in Italy, (Torino and Palmarola), have been engaged in a process of reflection and discernment regarding the status and the future…
JPIC Newsletter 2 – March 2016
Spiritan Justice, Peace, Integrity of Creation and InterReligious Dialogue Newsletter featuring: REFLECTIONS ON THE “JUNGLE” BRIEF OVERVIEW OF ESPACE JARROT; SPIRITAN DIARY FROM NYARUGUSU CAMP; KEEP IT IN THE GROUND: SUMMARY OF THE CONFERENCE OF…
JPIC Newsletter 1 – Oct. 2015
Spiritan Justice, Peace, Integrity of Creation and InterReligious Dialogue Newsletter featuring: Nigeria : Bridging the gap between Christian narrative and social Justice Heatwaves in Australia Ireland : Recycling Spiritan response to a cry after typhoon…
“Libermann and the Holy Spirit”
Libermann Novena 2015. Discovering the Holy Spirit in the Life of Libermann.
Libermann’s Spiritual Testament
Throughout 1851, Fr. Libermann exchanged a series of letters with Mgr. Kobès, coadjutor to the Vicar Apostolic of the Two Guineas (Mgr. Bessieux). Three months before he died, Libermann wrote a long letter that can…
Libermann’s Writings
Libermann exhorted us to practice charity at all times, to identify with those we serve and value peace, solidarity, justice, and freedom, which find their fulfillment in Jesus. His writings bring to life the principles…