by John Freund, CM | Apr 19, 2011 | Congregation of the Mission, Vincentian Family
During the Superior General’s recent visit to Bolivia the film crew from the TV reality show “Dancing with the Stars” made a surpise reality video of him as dance instructor to the children in El Alto, Bolivia. This piece is excerpted from a slightly...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 10, 2011 | Congregation of the Mission, Vincentian Family
Claudio Santangelo, CM, Coordinator of the Commission on Islam, announces workshop planned for August 2011 in Indonesia, open to all the members of the Vincentian Family, dealing with the relationship between Christians and Muslims. I encourage all Visitors to...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 8, 2011 | Congregation of the Mission, Vincentian Family
The Superior General gave an updated report on Father Jean-Pierre Mangulu, CM from the Province of Congo who has been sent to Haiti to assist the Vincentian Family in creating projects for our Zafen website. The process of development in Haiti is slow, yet, our...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 6, 2011 | Congregation of the Mission, Vincentian Family
Fr. Rolando Santos, C.M. provincial superior of the Lazarist Fathers, Philippines, has been named Bishop of Alotau-Sideia (area 20,000, population 245,000, Catholics 41,137, priests 23, religious 43), Papua New Guinea. The bishop-elect was born in Rizal, Philippines,...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 16, 2011 | Congregation of the Mission, Vincentian Family
Vincentians in France are known as “Lazarists” since St. Lazare played such an important part in its early history. After its confiscation by the revolutionary government, Saint-Lazare began another long chapter in its history serving as a women’s...