Malawi marks Golden Jubilee of Spiritan presence in 2021.
Malawi, a republic in south-eastern Africa, has had a Spiritan presence since 1971 when 11confrères, all from Ireland, were assigned to the Archdiocese of Blantyre.
Author: - April 19, 2021
Two Irish Spiritans in Brazil mark St Patrick’s Day 2021.
Following a request from Rome in 1963, the first three Irish Spiritans were appointed to Brazil. They were the late Fr John Jordan, Fr Dave Regan and Fr Enda Watters. Their arrival broadly coincided with the second session of Vatican II and was a few months before Brazil’s military coup.
Author: - March 19, 2021
The three newest members of the Spiritan community in Ardbraccan
Among those celebrating Christmas 2020 as part of the Spiritan community in Ardbraccan are three Spiritan seminarians: Edmund Kangwa Chipulu, Levis Chepyegon Kapchanga and Wilfred Otubo.
Author: - December 22, 2020
Spiritan, who served in Africa and Papua New Guinea, celebrates his 90th birthday.
Fr James Duncan C.S.Sp. was born in 1930 in Drumnakeel, near Ballycastle, Co. Antrim. Completing his secondary schooling in Blackrock College in 1948, he began his studies for the missionary priesthood, culminating in his ordination as one of over 30 Spiritans in the 1956 Ordination Year.
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