News | Spiritans

Thursday, 3 July: A Morning of Hard Working in Groups and an Evening of Remembrance and Communion

The 2025 Enlarged General Council (EGC) gathered in Chevilly for a time of shared discernment, renewal, and recommitment to the Spiritan mission. After eight full days of presentations, prayer, and reflection, delegates undertook the important task of shaping proposals to help the General Council through the next four years, until the General Chapter of 2029.…

Formation at the Heart of Spiritan Mission: Progress, Priorities and Way Forward

On the morning of 30th June, Philip Massawe and Justi Tarimo presented a compelling reflection on Formation which remains at the core of Spiritan missionary life, shaping confreres, communities and leaders led by the Spirit to something new. Bagamoyo II calls for renewed commitment to formation through collaboration, strategic planning, and investment in formators, novice…

Pilgrimage to Rennes in the Footsteps of Claude-François Poullart des Places

On Sunday, June 29th, the Feast of the two Apostles St Peter and St Paul, over 40 members of the Enlarged General Council, after an early breakfast at Chevilly Larue, boarded a coach at 6.50am which drove us to Montparnasse station in Paris where we took the fast 8.22am TGV train to Rennes to begin…

Living Diversity and Interculturality: Intercultural Communities for Mission Today

On the morning of 28 June, Jeff Duaime presented a compelling reflection on Living Diversity and Interculturality, drawn from Chapter 7 of Bagamoyo. His presentation emphasized the urgent call to cultivate intercultural communities as a living expression of the Gospel in a divided and polarized world. Drawing on Pope Francis’ teachings and the Congregation’s evolving…

Leadership and Governance – In the service of Mission

On Friday, 27 June, the Superior General, Fr. Alain Mayama presented report, guiding the delegates at the Enlarged General Council 2025 to revisit the foundational principles of leadership and governance in our Congregation, reflecting on their evolving relevance in today’s intercultural and global context. Rooted in Vatican II and reaffirmed by the 1968–69 General Chapter,…

Spiritan Spirituality today

This article is also available in: Français Português

Spiritan mission today

On the morning of 25th June, the Enlarged General Council consecrated its reflection to a deepening of Spiritan Mission through two essential expressions: Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation and Development. The reports titled Animating Justice and Peace Within the Spiritan Mission and Building Toward Mission Sustainability: CDO Reflections for EGC 2025 explore how the…

The Ninth Enlarged General Council (EGC): A Spiritan Gathering in the country of our Origins

The Congregation of the Holy Spirit, in its ongoing journey of discernment, formation, and missionary renewal, convenes its ninth Enlarged General Council (EGC)—a sacred moment in the life of the Congregation that brings together delegates from Spiritan circumscriptions around the world. This historic gathering marks not merely a continuation of tradition but a renewed expression…

The Genocide at Yelwata and its effect on Spiritan Mission in the Province of Nigeria North-East

While it may be argued that insecurity is not new in Nigeria, judging from the prolonged menace of the Boko Haram in North Eastern and other parts of Nigeria, the conflict between crop Farmers and Nomadic herders may also be as old as the history of Agriculture. The dimension the current crises have taken, the…

Pentecost Celebration at the Generalate

For some years now, the Generalate community has held a garden party in the grounds of the house for friends and members of other congregations, in the past, around the time of Pentecost and, in recent years on Pentecost Sunday. The Feast of Pentecost was joyfully celebrated in the beautiful chapel of the Combonian Sisters,…

Habemus Papam: The Election of His Holiness, Pope Leo XIV

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected Pope Leo XIV on Thursday, 8 May 2025, making history as the first pope from the United States. At his first appearance as Pope, Leo XIV was dressed in more traditional papal attire than his predecessor, the newly elected Leo XIV smiled and waved to the jubilant crowds in…

Spiritan Delegates and Functionaries gather to prepare for the Enlarged General Council in Chevilly-Paris

In preparation for the forthcoming Enlarged General Council (EGC) 22 June – 5 July, the General Council (GC) hosted a zoom meeting for Delegates and functionaries on Thursday 15 May 2025. A total of 102 confreres from different unions of circumscriptions, participated in the virtual meeting. the Superior General, Fr. Alain Mayama, welcomed all the…

Meeting with the Superiors General of congregations founded by Spiritans or sharing our spirituality

On Saturday, 3 May 2025, the General Council organized a meeting at the Generalate in Rome with the Superiors General of female religious congregations founded by Spiritans or sharing our spirituality. This meeting which was planned within the context of the animation on Spiritan spirituality and advancing the theme of the last General Chapter, Behold…

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday aged 88

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, 21 April 2025, at the age of 88, in his Vatican residence, Casa Santa Marta. His death was officially announced by Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Camerlengo of the Apostolic Chamber, who expressed deep sorrow at the loss and gratitude for the Pope’s unwavering dedication to the Church and the Gospel:…

Visit from the Senegalese Muslim Leader to the Generalate El Hadji Thierno Amadou Bâ, Khalif General of Bambilor in Senegal

On Monday, 24th February 2025, the Generalate community received a visit from El Hadji Thierno Amadou Bâ (in the picture: front, in blue), the Khalif General of Bambilor and representative of the religious families of Senegal. Accompanying him were four distinguished individuals who had been residing at the Generalate since 21st February, upon the request…

Seminar on Key Elements of Spiritan Missionary Spirituality at SIST, Attakwu, Enugu State, Nigeria

As part of her mission to advance Bagamoyo II:88, the General Council’s formation commission organized, and held a seminar on key elements of Spiritan spirituality for Anglophone Novice Masters and other Directors of Formation within UCAWA. The seminar was held from the 1st to the 31st of October, 2024 in the 2nd cycle formation community…

The first Young Spiritans Conference (YSC-2024) is a promising success

On 5th October, Scholastics representing all Spiritan theology scholasticates gathered online in a webinar to commemorate together the life and spirit of Fr. Claude Francois Poullart des Places our founder, soon after his 315th Anniversary, 2 October. Young Spiritans Conference is indeed a manifestation of Isaiah’s prophecy: “Behold, I’m doing something new” (Is. 43:19) and…

Massacre in Haitian town where Spiritans serve

On 4th April, our Confreres in Haiti informed us about the situation at Port-au-Prince, the Capital of Haiti, which was getting out of control and more specifically about the attack by armed bandits breaking into the Petit Séminaire Collège Saint Martial (Spiritan Newsflash No. 66). The latest gang attacks and massacre took place in the…

Meeting of new Spiritan Major Superiors

The General Council held the Meeting of New Spiritan Major Superiors from 17th to 27th September 2024, with 12 participants. The new superiors were from many different circumscriptions around the globe – Africa, Europe, North America, Latin America, Oceania and Asia – living and working in very diverse social, economic, cultural, political and ecclesial situations.…

Pope’s Visit and Silver Jubilee of Spiritan Presence in Palmarola Parish, Rome – Italy

This article is also available in: Français Português

A new Spiritan Mission in Rome

Collegio San Paolo

Following the intuition of our founders and in the spirit of Bagamoyo II, the General Council has responded favourably to a call from the Dicastery for Evangelization, section for the First Evangelization and New Particular Churches that our congregation serve at St. Paul the Apostle International Pontifical Missionary College (Collegio san Paolo) in Rome, home to about 200 priests from the territories entrusted to the Dicastery for the Evangelization of Peoples, who come Rome to obtain a specialization in the various faculties (Theology, Missiology, Canon Law, Church History …) and then return to their countries.