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Posted by Cssr Admin on Mar 16, 2019

Formation of Major Superiors: Group Latin languages, Rome, 10-16, March 2019

The Formation of Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and French-speaking Major Superiors of the Congregation began on the evening of March 10 in Rome. While the majority of superiors in attendance come from the Conference of Latin American and the Caribbean (23), there were also superiors from the Conference of Europe (6) and the Conference of Africa and Madagascar (5). Together with the Conference Coordinators,...

Posted by Cssr Admin on Feb 28, 2019

RYVM Commission of the Conference of Europe held in Two Nations

The commission of the Redemptorist Youth Vocation Ministry (RYVM) of the Conference of Redemptorists of Europe (CRE) held a meeting on 19 and 20 February 2019. The purpose of the commission is to know, encourage and coordinate Vocational Youth Ministry on the continent in each of its units, as well as accompanying the preparation of the European youth meeting, which normally takes place every three...

Posted by Cssr Admin on Jan 22, 2019

Renewal of vows in the Mission of Albania

The Albanian Mission witnessed a unique event where a Redemptorist missionary, for the first time, has renewed his vows in this country on 13th January 2019. The celebration took place on Sunday to commemorate the Baptism of the Lord, in the Parish of St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori in Kamëz. Brother Álvaro Ortiz Jiménez de Cisneros is a theological student of the Province of Madrid, who has a year of...

Posted by Cssr Admin on Jan 19, 2019

Meeting on the New Missionary Initiatives of the Conference of Europe

The working group for New Missionary Initiatives of the Conference of Europe met from Thursday, January 3rd until Saturday, January 5th, 2019 in Madrid. The community of Our Lady of Perpetual Help welcomed all the members: the coordinator Fr. Miguel Castro (Madrid), Fr. Charles Randall (London), Fr. Daniele Carta (Rome), Fr. Rastislav Dluhý (Bratislav-Prague) and the Lay Missionary of the Most Holy...

Posted by Cssr Admin on Jan 4, 2019

First popular mission – Christmas in Albania

The interprovincial Redemptorist community of Albania is celebrating its fifth Christmas. As is known, Albania lived through the atheist-communist dictatorship of Europe until 1991, which eliminated the religious sense of these dates. When the official atheism of the state was established, Christmas was called “New Year’s parties” and the Christmas tree became the New Year’s tree. Today, although there is...

Posted by Cssr Admin on Dec 22, 2018

Letter of the Coordinator – Christmas 2018

Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests. (Luke 2, 14) Dear Confreres, Dear Lay Missionaries of the Most Holy Redeemer, Dear Partners in Mission, In these days we will celebrate Christmas when God took on our human condition. The readings are full of images of peace, of reconciliation and justice by which the prophets announced the coming of the Messiah....

Posted by Cssr Admin on Nov 24, 2018

Meeting of the working group “New Missionary Initiatives” of the Conference of Europe

The first meeting of the Secretariat for New Missionary Initiatives (NMI) was held in the afternoon of Sunday 4th November, soon after the meeting of the Secretariat for Evangelization of the Conference of Europe. The purpose of the meeting was something new for many of us. It was the first virtual meeting via video call, which helped us to share our expectations of this new task entrusted to us and to...

Posted by Cssr Admin on Nov 5, 2018

XI Assembly of the Conference of Europe in Bratislava

The XI Assembly of the Conference of Europe took place at Centrum Salvator, in Bratislava, Slovakia from 24 to 28, October, 2018. There were 32 participants from different parts of the Conference including the vocals, members of the Commission for the Apostolic and Restructuring plan, notaries and interpreters. Though the members of the assembly arrived on 24th evening, the formal inauguration of the...