News

“These are the values that the Chapter wishes to promote at the heart of our community organization: interdependence, solidarity, subsidiarity, transversality…” GC 2025 No. 87
To implement these values, which were reiterated by our last General Chapter, we first continued to share news from the Provinces, starting with Brazil and North America.

The Festival of Lessons and Carols is one of the most beloved holiday traditions at Assumption University. All are welcome and parking will be available in the lot adjacent to the Chapel.
Friday, December 5th at 7:30pm
Chapel of the Holy Spirit

On this Wednesday, we continue our work in a smaller configuration: the members of the Ordinary General Council, the leaders of the seven (Vice-)Provinces, and the three Territorial Vicars. Throughout the day, we take the time to listen to news about life in our Provinces since the last PGC.

The second day shared by the CEC (Congregation Economic Council) and the CGP (General Plenary Council) was once again devoted to temporal issues through three major topics.
We first focused on studying the 2026 budget for interprovincial solidarity for formation.

On this first day of December, the members of the General House in Rome had to move the furniture to accommodate the 23 participants in the Economic Council of the Congregation (CEC) and the General Plenary Council (CGP), which was extended to include the three territorial vicars. It is a joy to welcome everyone and to be able to enjoy reunions, discoveries, and fruitful exchanges during these days.

It was an honor to join Bayard, Inc. USA in welcoming Bishop Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst during his visit to Worcester on October 06, 2025. The gathering marked a moment of joy, unity, and renewed commitment to serving the Church’s mission with faith and dedication. This special visit also coincided with Bayard’s 10th anniversary on the Assumption University campus.

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, countless children grow up surrounded by poverty, conflict, and the dangers of the mines. For many, education is not guaranteed – it is a distant dream. Fr. Salvator Musande understands this reality personally.  Growing up in a small village with almost no access to schooling, he never imagined he would complete his education. But through the help of the Assumptionists working in his parish, everything changed.

Everywhere is mission territory!
Dear brothers, sisters and friends in the Assumption family:
While translating a book on Pope Leo XIV from English into Vietnamese (Pope Leo XIV), I was struck by the idea that everywhere is mission territory. “According to an Augustinian sister in Chiclayo [Peru], Bishop Prevost wasn’t sold on the idea of going back to Rome. He loved Peru, being a missionary bishop in a beautiful land of contrasts, being close to his flock.

To all religious and lay members of the Alliance
Soon it will be 150 years
This year we celebrate the 145th anniversary of the “Dies Natalis in Caelum” of our Founder, Venerable Father Emmanuel d’Alzon. What is the best way to honor him? We are not going to wait five years to do so. My editorial in the sixth issue of AA-info (October 2024) was entitled: “It is good that he is known!”

We, the Assumptionists in Africa, serve among the Maasai and Soncho people in the northern part of Tanzania, in the dry and harsh lands of Arusha. These are some of the poorest communities, struggling each day for water, food, and shelter. At St. Augustine of Hippo Parish, our mission is to bring faith, love, and hope to them — not only through prayer but through action.