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XLII General Assembly

My dear Brothers and Sisters, Members of the Vincentian Family: May the grace of Jesus Christ accompany us during this final stage of preparation for the XLII General Assembly, which will take place in Chicago (the United States) from 27 June – 15 July 2016. There have been many preparations and there are great expectations as we gather together to celebrate this event. In fact, this will be the first time that a General Assembly i ...
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Day 12, General Election

After approving the minutes, the assembly watched a short video from the seminarians of Colombia. They then began the election of the assistants general. The first assistant elected was Aaron Gutierrez. He is 65 years old, the visi ...

Day 11, Point(s) of Order

After mass and breakfast, we began the day again invoking the Holy Spirit. On the second ballot, Javier Alvarez was re-elected vicar general. He thanked the assembly for once more entrusting him with this responsibility, who congr ...

Day 10. Solidarity

The day began with mass celebrated by Fr. Tomaz with the main concelebrants being Fr. Michael Talapkanych, the other delegate from the vice-province of Sts. Cyril and Methodius, and Fr. Paul Roche of Ireland, the former vice-provincial. ...

Day 9: Habemus Superiorem Generalem!

Our day began with mass celebrated by Fr. Greg, his last as superior general. At the end of mass, Bishop Varghese led the assembled confreres in a prayer of blessing over him. ...

Process of elections – some elements

The following graphics provide some idea of the process involved in the elections at the General Assembly. As might be expected there are many additional nuances. ...

Day 6, Discerning Hearts

After approving the minutes, Guiseppe Turati, the Secretary General, gave a report on the statistical data of the Congregation. Members total 3,187, a 3 percent decrease from the last assembly, yet new vocations equal those who hav ...

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