New Regional Leadership Announced
The Congregation of the Brothers of Charity is pleased to announce the appointment of new Regional Superiors.
DetailsThe Congregation of the Brothers of Charity is pleased to announce the appointment of new Regional Superiors.
DetailsAfter extensive consultation with all the brothers of Europe (Belgium, the Netherlands, Ireland, and England), Bro. Luc Van Dyck was appointed Provincial Superior.
DetailsNairobi, Kenya – 25 February 2023. In a modest yet meaningful ceremony, 31 young men started their novitiate at the International Novitiate of the Brothers of Charity in Nairobi.
DetailsRome, 28 December 2022 – On the day the Congregation commemorates its foundation, Bro. Waldebert Devestel, the previous Superior General, left this world to enter the eternal love of God.
DetailsBukavu, RD Congo – 23 December 2022. As the last in line for the year 2022, Brothers Eli, Bonaventura and Alain were allowed to pronounce their perpetual profession in Bukavu.
DetailsOn the occasion of Christmas, Bro. René Stockman has written a Christmas Letter.
Read it here.
Lahore, Pakistan – 16 November 2022. On the occasion of the visit of the Superior General to the brothers in Pakistan, Bro. Javaid Masih was accepted to make his permanent commitment to the Congregation of the Brothers of Charity.
DetailsBao Loc, Vietnam – 10 November 2022. It was a joyous day for the Brothers of Charity as they welcomed two Vietnamese brothers, Joseph and Augustine, into the Congregation.
DetailsRome, 9 September 2022 – On the occasion of the meeting of the provincial and regional superiors with the General Council in Rome, Bro. Joel Ponsaran was chosen as the new general assistant, replacing Bro. Godfried Bekaert who died last March.
DetailsKakamega, Kenya – In Kakamega near Kisumu in Kenya, there was great joy on Saturday, 20 August 2022, on the occasion of the perpetual profession of Brother Gasper Ofisi as a Brother of Charity.
DetailsLubumbashi, DR Congo – On 18 August 2022, four brothers pronounced in the newly established parish of Saint Bernard in Lubumbashi their perpetual profession and two brothers commemorated the 25th anniversary of their first profession.
DetailsMoerzeke, Belgium – On Wednesday 29 June 2022, seven students who completed the course on ‘Social Teaching of the Church’ defended their final dissertation.
DetailsKigoma, Tanzania – On Thursday, 2 June 2022, the Congregation of the Brothers of Charity in Kigoma, Tanzania, welcomed five brothers who professed their perpetual vows and were accepted by Superior General Brother René Stockman.
DetailsHosanna, Ethiopia – Saturday, 7 May 2022 was a historic day for our brothers in Ethiopia. After 12 years of being active there, the Congregation was able to accept the first three Ethiopian brothers for their perpetual profession.
DetailsBujumbura, Burundi – 9 April 2022. On Saturday, 9 April 2022, two brothers pronounced their perpetual vows in Bujumbura, in the presence of Br. René Stockman, the Superior General.
DetailsIn this book, Brother René Stockman, Superior General of the Brothers of Charity, states that spirituality must not be confined to life’s spiritual dimension, but should spread to our full reality as human beings. It should influence the totality of our existence, because a holy life will always involve God and man.
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