The Spiritan Mission in Mexico

Mexico

A rich Story of growth and diversity, with renewed Hope.
The Spiritan mission in Mexico stands today as a vibrant testimony to the enduring power of the Gospel lived in simplicity, intercultural fraternity, and service to the most vulnerable. Over the past fifty‑five years, the Congregation has woven a rich missionary history across the country, from the indigenous communities of the Huasteca Potosina to the expanding urban peripheries of Tampico, Cuernavaca, and Mexico City. What began in 1971 with a handful of confreres has grown into a dynamic, international, and deeply rooted presence that continues to evolve in response to the signs of the times.

Green Wenje

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“Green Wenje” is an important environmental and ecological initiative designed to combat climate change, restore degraded landscapes, and improve community livelihoods. The project is led by Father José Martins Mandele, C.S.Sp, an Angolan Spiritan missionary serving at St John the Baptist Parish in Wenje, Diocese of Garissa, Kenya.

The Visit of the Holy Father to Equatorial Guinea

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For us Spiritans, the Pope’s visit was a profound blessing and a renewed call to mission. Truly, “the Lord has been great with us, and we are filled with joy.” The theme of the visit, “Christ, Light of Guinea, towards a future of hope,” beautifully captured both the history and the mission of the Church in Equatorial Guinea, especially as the country marks the 170th anniversary of evangelization.

Pope Leo XIV in Cameroon

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For us, Spiritan missionaries (C.S.Sp), these visits represent a call to rediscover our charism and the way we live out our mission, in the footsteps of Claude Poullart des Places and François Libermann. They invite us to rekindle our missionary zeal in the Holy Spirit, whose seal we bear, and to commit ourselves more deeply to social justice, while being artisans of peace and reconciliation. Finally, they encourage us to form Christians who are strong in faith and fully engaged in the life and transformation of society.