News from the member countries
VOS’USM General Assembly 2025: a new common impetus for the future of religious orders and communities
Lugano, 24 June 2025 The members of the Union of Male Major Superiors of Switzerland (VOS'USM) met from 23 to 24 June 2025 at the Santa Birgitta House in Lugano for their ordinary general assembly. In addition to reports, statutory business and reflections on current...
General Assembly 2025 of CONFER (Spain)
From 27 to 29 May 2025, the General Assembly of the Conference of Major Superiors in Spain took place in Madrid. The days were structured around the theme of the Holy Year “We are Pilgrims of Hope” and the Emmaus story provided the frame (how late were we to...
General meeting 2025 of the German DOK
Religious vows today: between promise and renunciation From 18 to 21 May 2025, this year's General meeting of the German Conference of Superiors of Religious Orders (DOK) took place in Vallendar. Our Secretary General, Sister Marjolein Bruinen, was there. Focusing on...
LKDIPAK from Latvia has a new Council
During its last meeting on 1st February 2025, the Latvian Conference of Consecrated Life (LKDIPAK) has elected a new Council as follows:President: Fr. Andris Ševels mic; Vice-President: Sr. Ginta Mākulāne; Secretary: Sr. Diana Cērmane op.The new Council has been...
New leadership at KVRPS in Slovakia
On 12-13 November 2024, the 10th Assembly of the Conference of Major Religious Superiors in Slovakia took place. Of the 73 members of the Conference, 61 superiors or their delegated representatives attended the meeting. On Wednesday 13 November, the Assembly elected a...
Annual meeting of EKME
On 27 December 2024, the religious of Greece grouped together within EKME (Union of Catholic Religious of Greece) gathered in Athens at the Marist Brothers' house for their annual meeting. 26 religious were present: 20 men - Marists, one Brother of the Christian...
Tenth common formation meeting CSRM and CRSM
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 of...
The KShËL in Albania has had elections
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...
AMRI elected a new Executive Council
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....
Report on the meeting days of the Belgian URV
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...
A new President in Ukraine
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 for any...
The Lithuanian Conference of women religious has a new President
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.
New President at KORUS in Slovenia
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.
Sr. Marjolein Bruinen attends the 2024 AGM of the German DOK
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...
VOS’USM: new person in charge
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 and...
New leadership at the HRK in Croatia
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...
New leadership at CIRP (P)
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...
USMI in Italy has a new Presidency
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....