In response to the Pope’s recent visit to Manila and his call to evangelize the Asian continent, the Spiritans are planning a new formation house in Manila to serve the order’s future priestly vocation needs from India, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Vietnam, the Philippines and Taiwan.
The new papal encyclical Laudato Si’ is a signature piece of Pope Francis’ pontificate. A topic of significant discussion at the recent Spiritan General Assembly in Pittsburgh, it is highly recommended reading for prayer and reflection as Catholics seek to deepen our reverence and respect for the world in which we live.
The Spiritan pastor, Fr. Albano Alois, C.S.Sp., other Spiritans led by Fr. Amandus Kapele, C.S.Sp., Tanzanian Provincial, and the bishop of Arusha Diocese, Fr. Josaphat Louis LeBulu, recently blessed and opened the new Endulen Parish Rectory.
Nineteen Duquesne University students could have opted to spend part of their summer studying in Italy, Germany, France or any of the popular European sites. But they decided to ramp up their travels with study abroad in Tanzania and Zanzibar.
Hundreds of women, children and men, especially from the Southern part of Burundi crossed over to Tanzania and settled in Kagunga, a small village, surrounded by slopes of mountains on the one side, and the waters of Lake Tanganyika on the other.
Hundreds of women, children and men, especially from the Southern part of Burundi crossed over to Tanzania and settled in Kagunga, a small village, surrounded by slopes of mountains on the one side, and the waters of Lake Tanganyika on the other.