Fr. Arthur Colgan, C.S.C., has been appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Chosica. He is the second Holy Cross priest named a bishop by Pope Francis.
Superiors, formators, and vocations personnel from the Congregation’s jurisdictions in Bangladesh and India gathered August 21-25 for a meeting and workshop.
Mr. Matthew Hovde, C.S.C., and Mr. Dennis Strach II, C.S.C., professed Final Vows on Saturday, August 29, and were ordained deacons on Sunday, August 30.
Ten novices from the United States Province professed First Vows at Sacred Heart Church in Colorado on August 1. Seven new novices will enter the Novitiate next week.
Nine novices of District of East Africa professed First Vows on July 16 at the Novitiate in Fort Portal, Uganda. Eight are studying to be religious priests; one is a religious brother.
Fr. Richard V. Warner, C.S.C., the Superior General, announced that Fr. Gaspar Selvaraj, C.S.C., has been appointed to the General Council to replace Bishop-Elect Jorge Izaguirre, C.S.C.
The 18 men who professed First Vows in Holy Cross on May 28 represent all four jursdictions of the Congregation in India. Sixteen new men entered the Novitiate to follow them.
Led by Fr. Peter McCormick, C.S.C., twenty Student Affairs administrators from the University of Notre Dame visited the International Shrine of Basile Moreau in Le Mans, France.
Fr. Peyton's cause for sainthood advances with the presentation of the Positio to Cardinal Angelo Amato, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints.
Mr. Ashish Aloysius Rozario, C.S.C., Mr. Paschal Babu Sarker, C.S.C., and Mr. Joseph Bagnar Gonsalvez, C.S.C., professed Final Vows and were ordained deacons in April 2015.
Founded by Fr. Edward Sorin, C.S.C., Ave celebrated its 150th Anniversary with two events. It is one of the oldest continuous Catholic publishing houses in the Untied States.