Christmas 2022 – Letter of the Coordinator (20.12.2022)
Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favour rests. Luke 2, 14 . Dear confreres, Dear sisters, Dear partners in mission, The angels’ message of peace to the shepherds, which is part of the Christmas message, does not correspond at all to the reality of us in Europe this year. Since February, the war that Russia has started against Ukraine has taken on terrible...
Meeting of the Secretariat for Evangelisation of the Redemptorist Conference of Europe
The meeting of the Secretariat for the Evangelisation of the Redemptorist Conference of Europe took place in Bonn from November 29 to December 1, 2022. The venue for the meeting was the religious house of the Redemptorists, who run the Collegium Josephinum here. The meeting aimed to summarise the work of the Secretariat in its various areas of activity: a partnership in mission, social ministry, youth and...
Statement of the Redemptorists in Ukraine
Two Redemptorist priests have been detained by Russian soldiers in Berdiansk (Ukraine). They have been falsely accused of storing weapons and explosives. On 17th of November 2022, we found out from some open social media sources that two of our Redemptorist priests Fr Ivan Levytsky and Fr Bohdan Heleta, had been detained by the Russian security services a day before that (16th November). We lost all...
Ukraine: two Redemptorist priests detained in Berdyansk
Two Redemptorists, Ivan Levytsky CSsR and Bohdan Heleta CSsR, parish priest and vicar of the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, were arrested by the Russian occupation administration in Berdyansk, west of Mariupol. They were accused of subversive activities against the occupiers, the Donetsk Exarchate of the Greek Catholic Church said in a statement. The Exarchate’s statement reads, among...
Albania: Visit of the Superior General, Fr Rogério Gomes CSsR
Our community in Albania hosted our newly elected Superior General of the Redemptorist Congregation, Fr Rogério Gomes CSsR. It was a fraternal visit from 18-21 November 2022. During these few days, we spent time together talking about the realities of life in Albania, the problems and the joys that accompany us. In between breaks in the rain, we visited the country’s capital Tirana and Kruje, a historical...
Message of the Capitulars of the Canonical Phase of the 26th General Chapter
Missionaries of Hope in the Footsteps of the Redeemer Brothers and Sisters: In a spirit of joy and hope, we send this message from the Capitulars of the Canonical Phase of the 26th General Chapter to all the members of the Redemptorist Family: Priests and Brothers, Sisters, Lay Associates and Lay Missionaries. United as one missionary body (C. 2) in Jesus Christ our Redeemer, we are grateful for your...
Missionaries of Hope in the Footsteps of the Redeemer
Rome, November 9 2022 Prot. N°. 0000 211/2022 Anniversary of the Foundation of the Congregation Confreres, Frs. Zdzislaw (Francisco) Stanula, Paul Vinh, Nicolás Ayouba, Ivel Mendanha, Jairo Díaz, Bro. Larry Lujan and Fr. Rogério Gomes, TO, All Confreres, Congregations and Institutes that are part of the Redemptorist Family, The Redemptoristine Nuns, To our brother Redemptorist Bishops, To Aspirants,...
S. Alphonsus… in southern Albania!
“They will help the people scattered throughout the countryside and rural villages, most deprived and destitute of spiritual relief, with missions”: with these words, our Founder, St Alphonsus, began to write the Rule of our Institute. Over the years, we often ask ourselves who are the poor to whom we should proclaim the Word, and what are the “campaigns” where we should go to bring the good news of the...
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