Photo above: In the centre, Cardinal Pietro Parolin surrounded by the members of the Prado General Council.
with, from left to right, Fathers José Maria TORTOSA, Damiano MEDA, Diego MARTIN PEÑAS, Joseph NIKIEMA, then
Armando PASQUALOTTO, Bienvenu BABINDAMA KOKANI, Sergio BRAGA DOS SANTOS NETO and Luc LALIRE.
Audience with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican Secretary of State
On Wednesday 30 October 2024, the members of the Prado General Council had the immense honour of being received for a working meeting with the Chairman of the Prado General Council. Cardinal Pietro PAROLINVatican Secretary of State. It was a moment of sharing that enabled progress to be made on issues raised by the priests of Prado and the Church. Mgr Olivier DE GERMAYAntoine CHEVRIER, apostle of the poor, for the "Church of Lyon". World Poor Day "promoted by the Pope Francis.
It was also an opportunity to inform the Holy Father of the initiatives planned to 2026year of bicentenary of the birth of Blessed Antoine CHEVRIER. At the private Audience that Pope Francis offered to the PRADOSIAN spiritual family in 2018, he delivered a message in which he said: "I would like to thank you for your support. Your charisma touches me personally ".
Audience with the Dicastery for the Evangelisation of Peoples - Rome
During their visit to the Dicastery for the Evangelisation of Peoples, formerly known as "Propaganda Fide", the members of the Prado General Council present in Rome for the last General Council of 2024 had the privilege of meeting the Secretary of the Dicastery, Mgr Fortunatus NWACHUKWU.
The meeting was an opportunity to get to know the spirituality that stems from the charism of Prado, a vocation for diocesan priests to follow Christ more closely in the evangelisation of the poor. The spirit of fraternity that it will promote among confreres and with Christian communities was particularly highlighted by Secretary Mgr Fortunatus, as an important basis for building links. between baptized that go beyond ethnicity and caste.
The presence of the father Agustín HANThe visit, led by a Korean pradosian missioned to the dicastery, provided an opportunity for meditation in various holy places, such as the memorial to the Ugandan martyrs, the chapel from which the missionaries leaving for the missions received their commission, and the altar housing the relic of Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus, patron saint of the Pontifical Mission Societies. These were important spiritual moments, but they were also culturally rich, with a visit to the historic library.
