SESSION RESUME OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE NATIONAL LEADERS OF CATHOLIC EDUCATION IN THE CENTRAL SUB-REGION OF AFRICA IN CONGO – BRAZZVILLE Brazzaville (Capital of the Republic of Congo) welcome the second General Assembly National leaders of Catholic Education in the Central Africa Sub region, December 14 to 16, 2017; under the auspices of His (more…)
Inaugurated by Audrey Azoulay, UNESCO’s new Director-General, the International Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Forum aimed to strengthen NGO collaboration with UNESCO in the field of climate change and environmental protection. Entitled “Let’s change minds, not climate!“The Forum took place in two days on 7 and 8 December 2017 at UNESCO (Paris). Mr. Paul Pied, DFAO’s representative (more…)
The Executive Council has approved the appointment of Mr. Alfonso Giraldo Saavedra as the new OMAEC Correspondent in Colombia; replaces Mr. Oscar A. Pérez, to whom we thank him for his collaboration.
On January 29, 2018, OMAEC’s President received the new representative of FAFCE (Federation of Associations of Catholics Families in Europe) M. Nicola Speranza at the Madrid Headquarter (Spain) The main purpose for the visit is to find a representative in Spain for this important federation, whom will act on behalf Catholic-inspired families in the absence (more…)
XVth congress of OMAEC – Rome 23 October 2017 Dear President, Dear Members of the General Assembly, I thank you for the occasion you give me to say a few words to you. As we all know, OMAEC is a two-dimensional structure and consists of geographical constituencies as well as congregational networks. Strangely enough, one of the (more…)
OMAEC World Congress October 23, 2017 Presentation of His Eminence Card. Giuseppe Versaldi, Prefect for the Congregation for Catholic Education Challenges of Catholic education in an interreligious society In thanking all of you who represent the OMAEC for your attention, with deep conviction I predict you will be ready to understand the challenges of the times. Without losing (more…)
Past Pupils to open a Marvelli Residence for Homeless Youth On the centenary year of the birth of Alberto Marvelli, the National Federation of Past Pupils and Friends of Don Bosco in Malta have launched a social project to help homeless young people to live independently in the community. This project is being undertaken in partnership with the (more…)
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT We say goodbye to a particularly intense year, throughout we were celebrating the OMAEC 50th anniversary. For me it was such an honor and a satisfaction to have been able to count with the help and support of everyone in our organization. My words of gratitude born from my heart to (more…)
Pontifical Audience of December 13, 2017. Sala Pablo VI His Holiness Pope Francis addressed the following words to the participants in the NGO Forum of Catholic inspiration, accredited to the International Organizations that took place in Rome on December 11 and 12, 2017: “I am pleased to greet the participants in the 2017 Forum of (more…)
The Holy Father FRANCISCO, greeted the Executive Council of the OMAEC at the end of the XV Congress held in Rome; They were very exciting moments. A few days later we received a letter from the Secretary of State: VATICAN- SECRETARY OF STATE The Secretary of State sends kind greetings and notifies that has been (more…)