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....
On 29 and 30 March 2023, representatives of Conferences of Religious of European countries (Germany, Austria, France, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Belgium, Hungary, Poland, Spain, Italy, Portugal etc.) gathered in Rome at the invitation of DICLSAL to discuss the...
Since 29 December 2022, the URV has a new leadership. At the last General Assembly of the URV in April 2022, the Board was completely renewed as the outgoing members had served two consecutive four-year terms. The new Board members elected Sr. Mieke Kerckhof zbj as...
During the General Assembly of the Austrian Conference of Religious Orders (ÖOK) on 21 November 2022, the election of the Board took place in rotation. Archabbot Korbinian Birnbacher (Archabbey of St. Peter) was confirmed in his office as President. He is assisted by...
On 17 October 2022, at the 149th Plenary Assembly of the KWPZM in Jasna Gora, Fr. Janusz Sok cssr, who had been the head of the Conference of Major Superiors of Poland for the past nine years, handed over his position as President to Fr. Dariusz Wilk csma.
At the extraordinary electoral Assembly of the Conference of Religious Superiors of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Žepče on 3 September 2022, a new leadership of the Conference was elected: the new President is Sr. Željka DRAMAC ssf, Provincial of the Franciscan School...
Unfortunately, the issue of abuse is still very topical. The Austrian Conference has drawn up a “framework” in the German and the English language for these situations: English text
Some reflections by our President……
While our president, Fr. Janis and our vice-president, Sr. Olena, were in Prague for the CCEE Continental Conference, our assistant Nicole joined them – at Sister Krista Chladková’s invitation – to look into the possibilities for our upcoming 2024...
On Monday 31 January 2022, the Latvian religious gathered at the “St Joseph” Convent of the Dominican Sisters of Bethany in Riga to elect a new council and celebrate the World Day of Consecrated Life. The Apostolic Nuncio to the Baltic States, Petar...
Br. Colin Sammut ofm conv replaces Fr. Michael Bugeja sj as head of the Maltese KSMR since September 2022.Sr. Natalie Abela soc remains the Vice-President of the...
CRSM from Romania held its annual General Assembly in August 2022.A new President was elected at this meeting: Sr. Ildiko Homa sss, who has been the General Secretary of the Conference for many years.We wish her every success in her new task! Sr. Ildiko with...
The General Assembly of the USM (VOS’USM) took place this year 2022 at the St. Antonius Training Centre in Morschach (SZ) from 27 to 29 June 2022. Eighteen major superiors or their delegates were present. The President of the USM, Abbot Peter von Sury,...
