At the Manresa centre of the Jesuits in Romania, between 22-24 October 2024, the tenth common formation meeting of the two Conferences of Major Superiors of Romania was held with the topic: ‘The peripheries, God’s favourite space – a place of regeneration...
On 9 November 2024, the national meeting of the representatives of the major superiors of the KShËL in Albania took place. After two terms covered by Fr Artan Seli, the new president of the Albanian Conference is Sr Teuta Buka, a Salesian. The new vice-president is Fr...
From 13 to 15 November, Sr Marjolein took part in the conference on ‘Protection of Minors in the Church in Europe’ in Rome. There were about 150 participants (bishops, major superiors, religious and laity) from 25 countries, as well as representatives from the Curia,...
On 31 October, AMRI announced its new Executive Council. Fr. Joe McGee msc has been elected President and Sr. Barbara Murphy ibvm will serve as Vice-President. Both paid tribute to the outgoing Executive Council under the leadership of Fr. Timothy Lehane svd and Sr....
The yearly meeting days for major superiors of the URV and their councilors took place in Blankenberge (B) on 24-26 September 2024. The theme was ‘I am the way and the truth and the life (Jn 14:6); Being a Christian and a religious in our time.’ About 120 participants...
The Council of Major Superiors of Female Institutes of Consecrated Life of the UGCC (Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church in Ukraine) has recently held elections and elected Sister Alphonsa Karapata MNI as President of the Council. We are at Sister Alphonsa’s side...
It was an exciting 28th International Congress of Renovabis (on 10-12 September in Freising): 220 participants from 26 countries including theologians, sociologists and Church representatives. In the Asam building (and online) we listened to interesting lectures, had...
Sr. Paulina Aleksandra VANAGAITĖ osb has been elected new President of LMVAVK in Lithuania on 22 June 2024. We warmly congratulate her on this ministry.
On Monday 6 May, the Slovenian Conference elected a new President at its AGM: Fr. Miran ŽVANUT sj. Fr. Miran replaces Fr. Marko KOŠNIK sdb, who recently attended our General Assembly in the Czech Republic.
On the afternoon of 10th June 2024, an Assembly of the UCESM Vocations Apostolate Network (UCESM_VAN) took place. A total of 29 people participated in this meeting, including a good number of “National Referents” of Vocations Ministry linked to 19...
Our Secretary General, Sr. Marjolein Bruinen, took part in the AGM of the German Conference DOK from 12 to 15 May 2024 in Vallendar. In addition to reports from the Board and the working groups, the annual accounts for 2023, a resolution on the increase in membership...
Fr. Anjei Yukhnevich omi, President of the Coordination Group of Consecrated Men and Women of Belarus, who took part in our General Assembly in Vranov (CZ) as a guest, was arrested a few days ago in his own country, along with another Oblate brother. The reason for...
At this year’s General Assembly of the Union of Major Religious Superiors of Switzerland VOS|USM, held on 26 and 27 June 2023, it was not possible to secure a successor for Father Jean-Michel Girard. However, the outgoing President was available for preparing...
On 29-31 October, the Executive Committee and the General Secretariat of UCESM, arriving from their different locations (Latvia, Ukraine, the Netherlands, Belgium), met with Sr. Krista Chládková, President of the Czech KVPŽŘ, and Sr. Vojtěcha Zikešová, Vice-President...
At the 55th election Assembly of the Croatian Conference of Religious HRK which was held on 11 and 12 October in Zagreb, the new leaders of the Conference have been installed. The new President is Sr. Lidija Bernardica Matijević ssfcr, Provincial Superior of the...
A meeting of the European Vocations Service (EVS), convened by the Council of Bishops’ Conferences of Europe (CCEE), was held in Rome from 28 September to 1 October 2023. The meeting brought together around 25 people, mostly ‘national vocations...
The assistant of the Brussels Secretariat, Mrs Nicole Jacqué, attended as a representative of the Executive Committee and the Secretary General of UCESM. Read more (only in German) here.
From 1st till 5th September, the UCESM-President Fr. Jānis MEĻŅIKOVS sj attended the 22nd gathering of the Interconfessional Conference of Religious in Alberga (Sweden). His report can be read here.
On 27 and 28 April, the XXXVth General Assembly of CIRP was held in Fátima, where a new leadership team was elected. Fr. Adelino Ascenso smbn was chosen as the new President Sr. Ângela de Fátima Coelho sasm was elected Vice-President Their term of office will be three...
During the 70th General Assembly of USMI from 12 to 14 April 2023, the elections for the mandates of President and Vice-President were held: Sr. Micaela Monetti pddm was elected President and Sr. Mabel Spagnuolo psmc Vice-President for a period of five years. Sr....
