Encounter with the Claretian Family in the Congo

Feb 9, 2011 | Claretian Family, Congo, Congregation

Kinshasa, R.D.C., On Saturday 29 January, the Claretian family in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, shared some time of fellowship with the Curia of the Delegation of Central Africa.

All gathered together: Claretian Missionaries, Sisters of the Immaculate Mary, Claretian Lay people, besides exchanging good wishes, they have thanked God for having enriched his Church with the apostolic lifestyle of St Anthony Mary Claret.

Aware of their common spiritual heritage, those present have resolved to direct their future work in a spirit of communion, so that their missionary witness is even more effective.

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