MESSAGES - In this month dedicated to mission, it is good to remember an important date for our Congregation, the 20th October 1792, the day on which the Good Father left the Motte d’Usseau granary. Enlightened and inspired by the witness of St. Capricious, a martyr for the faith, he, decides to put his life into the Lord’s hands and leaves to proclaim the redeeming love of God...
MESSAGES - “Sing to the Lord, all the earth… Enter the temple gates with thanksgiving… Bless his name. The Lord is good, his love is eternal and his faithfulness lasts for ever.” (Psalm 100). Dear confreres, Happy St. Daniel Comboni’s Feast Day! In this year, when we celebrate the 150th anniversary of our Institute, one of the great things that we contemplate is...
MESSAGES - Towards the end of the 
MESSAGES - Dear Young Lasallians, Greetings from Rome! I hope this message finds you well :) The time of the year has once again come and we are set to celebrate the 11th International Lasallian Days for Peace (ILDP) from 21 September to 21 October 2017! This year’s theme, Peace without Limits, invites...
MESSAGES - Saint Francis: Active Listener of the Word. Dear brothers, May the Lord give you peace! We are about to celebrate the feast of Saint Francis, our father. When a parent is being celebrated, the entire family meets to share their joys, emotions, and experiences; an event of that kind is also an opportunity to take stock of problems and plan together for the future...
MESSAGES - As Catholic religious leaders in the U.S., CMSM is sick with grief and disgust at the recent decision by the administration to put children and young people in abrupt uncertainty by ending DACA. The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program provides work authorization and temporary protection from deportation to about 780,000 people who were brought...
MESSAGES - Dear Superiors General, I am writing on behalf of the Association of French and English Speaking General Treasurers to inform you and your General Treasurers about our Association in case you are unaware of it. You may be new to Rome yourselves or perhaps have a new treasurer has not yet discovered the Association. Please share this information...
MESSAGES - Statement about “Future Energy” by religious leaders gathered in Astana for the interreligious event ALL TOGETHER FOR THE CARE OF OUR COMMON HOME, organized during the EXPO 2017. It was signed by: Dr. Clare Amos, on behalf World Council of Churches, Rabbi Daniel Sperber, representative of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel...
MESSAGES - Dear brothers and sisters! “You shall treat the stranger who sojourns with you as the native among you, and you shall love him as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God” (Leviticus 19:34). Throughout the first years of my pontificate, I have repeatedly expressed my particular concern for the lamentable situation of many migrants...
MESSAGES - Vatican Press Office Director, Greg Burke, said August 17, 2017 that: “The Holy Father has been deeply concerned about what is happening in Barcelona. The Pope prays for the victims of this attack and wishes to express his closeness to the whole Spanish people, Particularly to the wounded and the families of the victims. Burke’s statement on behalf of the Holy Father...
MESSAGES - Dear Supreme Moderator, In anticipation of and in preparation for the Synod of Bishops to be held in 2018 on the topic "Young people, faith and vocation discernment", this Dicastery has organized a Conference for Major Superiors and Vocation Animation Personnel, to be held in Rome from November 30th to December 3 rd 2017, at the PontificaI Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum...
