New cardinal from Ghana with heart problems dies at 63. By Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, Nov 28, 2022 / 04:31 am Cardinal Richard Kuuia Baawobr, bishop of Wa, Ghana, died in Rome on Sunday evening at the age of 63. The cardinal had been hospitalized for heart problems after arriving in Rome in late August and was therefore unable to attend the Vatican ceremony at which he was elevated to the College of Cardinals Aug. 27. Baawobr died around 5:45 p.m. on Nov. 27 after ....

I LOVE THE LORD JESUS MORE Bro. M. Hans Gendut Suwardi Currently, I am the Investment Director at Yadapen/Pension Fund. This pension fund manages pension contributions for employees of Catholic foundations and institutions in almost all of Indonesia. There are only two Catholic Pension schemes in Indonesia, namely the Yadapen (Pension Fund and the Indonesian Bishops' Conference Pension Fund). Currently, Yadapen/ Pension Fund has 285 members with active participants of around 23,000 employees. The founders and administrators of Yadapen/Pension Fund consist of priests, brothers, sisters from various Congregations and practitioners who ....

Foundation Day FIC 2022: 21 November.   Dear Brothers and Sisters All welcome to the celebration of the 182nd anniversary of our Congregation.  We have the painted portrait of our founder Msgr. Ludovicus Rutten brought in. Some time ago, the 160-year-old string with which it was hung on the wall of our board house broke and the painting was seriously damaged by the fall to the floor. After much deliberation due to the considerable costs, we finally decided to have it restored. Mainly because of the ....

Dear Bro. Provincial Superior and Fellow Brothers, OUR FOUNDATION DAY!!! Please accept my heartfelt greetings as we celebrate this momentous milestone, which marks the anniversary of the birth of our cherished congregation. We rejoice that God chose to establish our religious congregation through the efforts of Msgr. Louis Rutten and our pioneering and founding Brothers. Today, we have a sense of oneness with God and all the people connected to our life and mission. God deserves our sense of gratitude for ....

November 2022   Allah adalah kasih, marilah kita mewartakan kasih Allah. Sebagaimana dialami oleh Mgr. Ludovicus Rutten dan Br. Bernardus Hoecken, semoga kita semakin mengalami hidup dalam penyelenggaraan Ilahi dan perlindungan Bunda Maria. Bulan November diawali dengan pengenangan arwah orang kudus dan orang beriman. Ini merupakan tradisi dalam Gereja Katolik Roma untuk merawat relasi persekutuan dengan umat beriman yang telah berpulang menghadap Allah. Ada aneka kegiatan yang dilakukan untuk mendoakan arwah umat beriman. Di komunitas-komunitas dilakukan doa-doa bagi mereka. Juga di gereja-gereja kita.  Pada saat ....

Perseverance is a reflection of God’s love, Pope Francis says.   By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Nov 13, 2022 / 05:00 am The virtue of perseverance reflects to the world the unchanging love of God, Pope Francis said in his Angelus message Sunday. After celebrating Mass for the World Day of the Poor, the pope led the Angelus, a traditional Marian prayer, from a window overlooking St. Peter’s Square. “Perseverance is the reflection in the world of God’s love, because God’s love is faithful, it never ....

Menjadi Kreatif (By: Theo Riyanto FIC) Kenyamanan adalah musuh utama kreativitas. Untuk menjadi kreatif kita harus berani keluar dari zona nyaman kita, zona nyaman organisasi atau lembaga. Ide­-ide yang kreatif menarik orang yang kreatif. Organisasi atau lembaga yang kreatif akan menarik pegawai dan banyak orang lain. Kreativitas mampu menyelesaikan hal­-hal yang dilematis. Tantangannya adalah bahwa kita harus terbuka pada ide­-ide kreatif. Kreatif berarti menciptakan sesuatu yang baru. Kreativitas adalah kemampuan untuk menemukan dan mengembangkan ide­-ide dan cara­-cara ....

50 Years of life as Brother to people, the Church, and fellow brothers. (Bro. Heribertus  Sumarjo) I am Heribertus Sumarjo. I was born in Bantul-Jogyakarta on April 13, 1951, the seventh child of 11 in the family. I started formation in the FIC Congregation in 1970, made my first vows in 1972, and my final profession in 1979. Thus, in 2022, I will celebrate 50 years of consecrated life in the FIC Congregation. As an active member of the congregation, ....