Month: September 2022

On every 23 of each month, we pray for the Cause of the Venerable Mary Ward. Please, pray with us. Thank you to our friend Manuela for the video!

In the last episode of our little series with glimpses behind the scenes, we introduce ourselves: we – that’s Carla Bellone and Esther Finis. Outside the GC, Carla works as Assistant to the General Secretary in Via Nomentana and also fills the role of communications officer; Esther is a member of the CJ Digital Communications

A General Congregation requires a good organisation and above all good logistics. Especially in times of the Covid19 pandemic, many details have to be considered. The participants from different parts of the world have to get there and back well and also during the days in Nemi there are many things to organise and sort

On Saturday aftenoon all the CJ and IBVM members and the staff of the GC took part in the Liturgy for the deceased members of both branches and of the wider Mary Ward family. It was a very significant moment where we prayed and remembered all the sisters who have lived and shared Mary Ward’s

Sr Marren Awiti IBVM from the Eastern African Province celebrated her 25th anniversary of her First Profession during the GC. At the service on Sunday, September 4, the members of the GC took the opportunity to give thanks for her vocation and life in Mary Ward’s Institute and to congratulate her personally. In a brief

A large international event as the GC also needs technological support. We are very happy to have Claudio Pace and Vincenzo Bitacola with us. They are responsible for the technology for the livestreams and then also act as cameramen. They also make sure that the microphones in the large hall work and are responsible for

During the GC part 2, our members will meet in faith sharing circles and share on the daily readings – as they already did during part 1 last summer and also in the month between the two parts. We publish the texts on the base of which the members will share their faith – for

The day after the election of the General Vicar and the General Assistants completing the General Leadership team around the new General Superior, the members of the GC had a barbecue. The sisters of the Middle European Province (MEP) where the new General Superior Sr. Veronica Fuhrmann comes from, opend the celebration with a “living

The steering group is one of the most visible support teams of our General Congregation. They participated in the GC preparation process, lead and facilitated a small group in the creation of the CJ-wide preparation process for the GC and facilitate the GC process. On our website, you can learn more about the roles of