Province of East Africa Opens Mission in Ireland
Author: General Administration
The new mission is the province’s first foreign mission and comes as part of renewed missionary spirit in the Congregation.
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Holy Cross in Bangladesh Celebrates Nine First Professions
Author: General Administration
Province of East Africa Celebrates Seven Priestly Ordinations
Author: General Administration
The Priestly Ordinations were held in Tanzania as part of the Silver Jubilee of Holy Cross’s ministry in that country.
Notre Dame Campinas School in São Paulo Inaugurates St. André Bessette Chapel
Author: General Administration
The school’s chapel is the first chapel known to be dedicated to St. André Bessette in Brazil.
Four General Councils of Holy Cross Family Meet in France, Celebrate Inauguration of La Solitude
Author: General Administration
La Solitude de Sainte-Croix will be a center of pilgrimage, formation, education, and evangelization in Le Mans, France.
Holy Cross Convokes the World in a Rosary for Peace
Author: General Administration
Holy Cross Family Ministries and the Congregation of Holy Cross teamed up the third time to sponsor the Global Rosary.
Holy Cross and Augustinian Superiors General Make Friendly Bet on Eternal City Tip-Off
Author: General Administration
The Eternal City Tip-Off features the men’s and women’s basketball teams from the University of Notre Dame and Villanova University on 1 November in Rome.
Br. Paul Bednarczyk, C.S.C., Appoints Fr. Shiju Joseph, C.S.C., as New First Assistant and Vicar General
Author: General Administration
After consultations, Br. Paul Bednarczyk, C.S.C., appointed Fr. Shiju Joseph, C.S.C., of the Province of South India, as the new First Assistant and Vicar General.
Five Brothers Profess Final Vows in West Africa
Author: General Administration
Br. John Affum, C.S.C., Superior of the Province of West Africa, received the vows of the five brothers on 19 September.
Three Seminarians and One Brother Profess Final Vows in the United States
Author: General Administration
The four religious made their Final Professions in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus at Notre Dame.
Cardinal Luis Tagle Visits Holy Family Mission as Part of Jubilee Celebrations in Bougainville
Author: General Administration
Br. Paul Bednarczyk, C.S.C., Superior General, also participated in the 125th anniversary of the arrival of the Catholic faith to Bougainville.
Our Lady of Sorrows: Where Vocation Is Born from the Cross
Author: Fr. Shaji M. L., C.S.C.
Fr. Shaji M. L. invites us on the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows to consider how the cross reveals the deeper truth of our vocations.
Fr. Emmanuel Kallarackal, C.S.C., Vicar General and First Assistant, Buried in India After Unexpected Death
Author: General Administration
Fr. Emmanuel Kallarackal, C.S.C., died on 29 August 2026 and was buried in Agartala, India, on 7 September.
First Major Biography of Servant of God Columba O’Neill Published by Ave Maria Press
Author: General Administration
Fr. Richard Gribble, C.S.C., Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies from Stonehill College, wrote the book.
Holy Cross Priests, Brothers, and Sisters Participate in History, Charism, and Spirituality Immersion in France
Author: General Administration
Twenty-one Holy Cross religious participated in the program designed to form the next generation of Holy Cross storytellers.
Novitiate in Colorado Celebrates International First Vows Class
Author: General Administration
The six newly professed came from both the U.S. Province and from the Mother Province in France.
Holy Cross Receives Two New Parishes in India
Author: General Administration
The two newly erected parishes in Telangana and Mizoram testify to the growth of the Congregation’s community and mission in India.
Renovated Father Peyton Center Opened in Massachusetts
Author: General Administration
Holy Cross Family Ministries celebrated the grand reopening of the renovated Father Peyton Center in Easton, Massachusetts.
Holy Cross Celebrates Final Professions in India and Canada in June
Author: General Administration
Two seminarians from the Province of North East India and one from the Province Canadienne made their Final Vows in the Congregation.
Second Final Vows Program Concludes in France
Author: General Administration
Eighteen young Holy Cross religious from around the world participated in the two-week program centered in Le Mans, France.