Short News, May - Month of Mary
 May 16. - Sister Margret Muldoon has been reelected as superior general of the Holy Family Sister of Bordeaux.
 Fr. Camille Piché, from the Canadian Lacombe province, has been appointed director of the general service of JPIC; he will begin his work in Rome in September.
  May 3. - Seven Oblate deacons have been ordained in Rome. And during the week, three provincials have been appointed: Fathers Terrence Barnard (first mandate, Northern Province of South Africa), Emile Moteaphala (2nd mandate, Lesotho) and Gasner Joint (Haiti, second mandate).
 May 1: I preside the first Eucharist at the general chapter of the Holy Family Sisters of Bordeaux. Read their blog.
 The province of Italy has renewed its website. Have a look at the report on their recent province meeting.
 During the present plenary session, the following provincials have been appointed to a second term: Fr. Emmanuel Mosoeu (Central Province of South Africa), Fr. Macaire Manimba (Congo) and Fr. Georges Vervust (Belgium-Netherlands).
 Fr. Janusz Blazejak has been appointed to a second term as provincial of Assumption Province, Canada.
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Gleanings 
Of all the teachings, learning the language must occupy the first rank. To express one’s thoughts, communicate one’s ideas is the very first need that humans have. This ability helps to establish relationships so useful for happy social interaction, becomes history and gives the true picture of a people. One can then recognize the genius, the character, the ways of different nations…and admire the different gifts of the Creator.
Father Albert Lacombe, OMI, 1827-1916
“Trade conditions favourable to poor countries, including, above all, broad and unconditional access to markets, should be made available and guaranteed in lasting and reliable ways. Provision must also be made for the rapid, total and unconditional cancellation of the external debt of the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) and of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs). Measures should also be adopted to ensure that these countries do not fall once again into situations of unsustainable debt”, said Pope Benedict XVI in a letter to the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Angela Merkel, urged to keep poverty and Africa “high on the international political agenda”, during the German presidency of the European Union and in the run-up to the next G8 summit, to hosted from June 6-8 in Heiligendamm. (MISNA)
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