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In honor of the 2015 Year of Consecrated Life, the National Religious Vocation Conference recently hosted an unprecedented gathering in Rome February 23-27 of select national vocation and religious leaders from the developed world.
The goals of the gathering, being funded by a grant from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, were to share vocation-related information, identify common needs and challenges, and explore future areas for worldwide collaboration in promoting vocations to consecrated life.
Click here to view photos of the gathering. Click here to read the Statement from the Delegates.
Sister Gemma Simmonds, C.J., director of the Religious Life Institute at Heythrop College in London, facilitated the meetings, which were held at the lstituto Maria Santissima Bambina (on the Via Paolo VI, No. 21) located just outside of St. Peter's Square. Father Gerard Whelan, S.J., Associate Professor at Pontifical Gregorian University, served as theological reflector.
Those scheduled to participate:
Sister Viviana M. Ballarin, O.P., Vice-President of the Union of the European Conferences of Major Superiors, Brussels
Sister Nathalie Becquart, Xav., Director, National Service for the Evangelization of Youth and for Vocations, Bishops’ Conference of France, Paris
Brother Paul Bednarczyk, C.S.C., NRVC Executive Director, Chicago
Sister Deborah M. Borneman, SS.C.M, NRVC Director of Member Relations and Services, Chicago
Father Anthony Cox, S.S.C, Executive Officer, Catholic Vocations Ministry Australia (CVMA), Essendon, Victoria, Australia
Sister Nanise Degei, S.D.N., Board Member, Religious Leadership Conference, South Pacific Islands, Fiji
Sister Gabrielle Farrell, O.L.A., Executive Board Member, Vocations Ireland, Dublin
Father David Kinnear Glenday, M.C.C.J., General Secretary, Union of Superiors General (USG), Rome
Brother Ronald Hingle, S.C., NRVC Executive Board Chair, New Orleans
Father Christopher Jamison, O.S.B., Director, National Office for Vocation, Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, London
Father Hank Lemoncelli, O.M.I., Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, Vatican City
Sister Patricia Murray, I.B.V.M., General Secretary, International Union of Superiors General (UISG), Rome
Mr. Brad Myers, Senior Program Officer, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, Agoura Hills, California, U.S.A.
Sister Lusiana Raratini, D.O.L.C., Delegate, Congregational Leaders Conference, Aotearoa-New Zealand (CLCANZ), Wellington
Sister Mary Rowell, C.S.J., President, National Association of Vocation and Formation Directors, Toronto
Sister Katharina Kluitmann, O.S.F., Provincial Minister, board member of Religious Leadership Conference, committee member of German Bishops’ Conference for Clergy, Consecrated Life, and Laity, Münster, Germany
Other staff:
Sister Rosemary Esseff, O.P., Liturgist, Rome
Ms. Patrice Tuohy, Meeting Communications Director, TrueQuest Communications, Chicago
Mrs. Julie Durkin Montague, NRVC Executive Assistant, Chicago
The Conference schedule included a formal welcome Monday, Feb. 23, at 17:30, reports from all participants on Tuesday, and theological reflection and collation of key points on Wednesday, and a meeting with representatives from the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life on Thursday at 10:00.
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