Sharing Christ Across Faiths and Cultures
Italian Police Say Burundi Secret Police Killed Three Xaverian Sisters in Burundi, Africa
Italian police have arrested a 50-year-old Burundian man linked to a top general in connection to the murder of three Italian missionary nuns in Burundi’s commercial capital Bujumbura more than 10 years ago, prosecutors in Parma said on Thursday.
Guillaume Harushimana is suspected of having instigated, co-organized and logistically supported the murders of Olga Rachietti, 83, Lucia Pulici, 75, and Bernadetta Boggian, 79, in two separate attacks on September 7-8, 2014.
The killings were ordered by General Adolphe Nshimirimana, then head of the Burundi secret police, who was assassinated in 2015. They were carried out via Harushimana, who was one of his aides, the prosecutors said in a statement.
According to investigators, the nuns may have been killed for refusing to provide medical aid to Burundian militias deployed in Congo, disputes over the funding of a youth center in Kamenge, or as part of a sacrificial rite. More
Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser for Fatima Shrine
We look forward to our Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser on Saturday, March 28, 8 to 10 am. Tickets are 12 dollars each and can be gotten at the office. We’ll be selling them after masses in March.
We will also have raffle baskets available for raffle. All raffle basket items and baskets for the Bunny Breakfast need to be delivered to the shrine by Thursday 3/12. They will be on display after mass on 3/15 for anyone who wants to buy tickets who won’t be at the breakfast. Raffle tickets for the baskets are $5 for 7 tickets and $10 for 15.
You can get tickets at the office or online.
Novena of Grace
Introducing the Xaverian Missionaries USA
LISTENING TO THOSE WHO LEFT THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
In America, the landscape of the Catholic Church is changing dramatically, as is all religious communities and institutions. The new mission of the Xaverian Missionaries seeks to engage with our Catholic tradition to all outside of the church, Christianity, and even religion itself. The departure of those who were formed in the Catholic faith is felt in every parish. Disaffiliated families make up the majority of Catholic communities throughout the country.
We listen to those who left the church and sacramental practice with loving empathy. We root ourselves in these departure narratives, learning about their world and how they walk in it. We gain deeper insight into the needs, longings, and desires of young people and others. In dialogue with our tradition, we can change our pastoral maps and parish cultures, beginning in Catholic families.
Catholic Interfaith Solidarity
Check out the latest resources and opportunities for Catholics and others to share our lives, faith, and friendship with people of other faiths and traditions. Click here. Other resources for interfaith dialogue may be found here.
