By Felix Anthony Longding: The Vincentian Congregation has elected Father John Kandathinkara, a missionary priest working in Longding District of Arunachal Pradesh as their new superior general. The 66-year-old priest was elected April 14 during the Kerala-based congregation’s general chapter held at Edappally in Kochi. Father Kandathinkara is currently workingContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis blessed a statue of the Immaculate Virgin Mary of the Miraculous Medal at the end of his Wednesday general audience. The statue will soon begin to travel around Italy as part of an evangelization initiative by the Vincentian Congregation of the Mission. The pope met withContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, Feb 4, 2020: Father Varkey Kattarath, founder of the Vincentian Congregation, will be declared a Servant of God, the first stage in the four-phase canonization process, on February 5. The function will be held at 11 am in the congregation’s headquarters in Edappally, a suburbContinue Reading
By George Ayalloor Madrid: Cardinal Angelo Amato, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, will beatify 60 martyrs in Spain, including two Vincentian priests who had worked in India’s Odisha state. Fathers José María Fernández Sánchez and Pedro Pascual García Martín were part of the first two groupsContinue Reading
Vincentians are known for revolutionizing preaching ministryContinue Reading