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Table of Contents -- Introduction -- PART I -- OUR CONGREGATION ON PILGRIMAGE WITH THE HUMAN FAMILY OF OUR DAY -- 1.1 NEW APPROACHES TO FAITH AND EVANGELISATION IN SECULARISED SOCIETIES -- (pg. 1) -- 1.1.1 Human Autonomy, the Mastery of Nature, Disenchantment and a Return to Sources -- (pg. 2) -- 1.1.2 New Types of Faith and Evangelisation -- 1.2 INCREASED DEMOGRAPHIC GROWTH AND AN URBANISED WORLD -- (pg. 3) -- 1.2.1 Demographic Data -- (pg. 4) -- 1.2.2 Accelerated Urbanisation -- (pg. 4) -- 1.2.3 Urban Civilisation: Freedom, Diversity, Communications, Bonding, Loneliness and Disorder -- (pg. 5) -- 1.2.4 What Room Is There for the Christian Faith In The Lives of Town-Dwellers? -- 1.3 MOVING TOWARDS DEMOCRACY -- (pg. 5) -- 1.3.1 Democracy In Various Guises -- (pg. 6) -- 1.3.2 Paths and Obstacles Towards Democracy -- (pg. 6) -- 1.3.3 Attitude of The Church and Spiritan Commitments -- 1.4 THE MEETING OR CONFLICT OF CULTURES -- (pg. 7) -- 1.4.1 The Conference of Bandung -- (pg. 7) -- 1.4.2 The Present Situation -- (pg. 8) -- 1.4.3 Affirming Cultures and Peoples: A New Stress On Their Individuality -- (pg. 8) -- 1.4.4 Our Congregation Is A Meeting Place of Many Peoples -- 1.5 THE DOMINATION OF MARKET FORCES -- (pg. 8) -- 1.5.1 Capitalism and Marxism: The Triumph of the Liberal Society -- (pg. 9) -- 1.5.2 The Church in the Struggle for Justice -- (pg. 9) -- 1.5.3 Spiritans, Sent to Bring the Good News to the Poor -- 1.6 GLOBALISATION -- (pg. 9) -- 1.6.1 What Is It? -- (pg. 10) -- 1.6.2 Evaluation -- (pg. 11) -- 1.6.3 The Attitude of he Church and Missionary Involvement -- 1.7 THE NATURAL WORLD UNDER THREAT -- (pg. 11) -- 1.7.1 A Threat to the World We Live In and the Air We Breath -- (pg. 12) -- 1.7.2 The Ecological Battle -- (pg. 12) -- 1.7.3 The Christian Vision and the Involvement of Missionary Institutes -- 1.8 INTERNATIONAL MIGRATIONS -- (pg. 12) -- 1.8.1 Policies of Blocking and Control -- (pg. 13) -- 1.8.2 Another Approach to Migration -- (pg. 14) -- 1.8.3 A Time of Mobility for the Human Race -- (pg. 14) -- 1.8.4 Some Spiritans Are Working With Migrants -- 1.9 CONSUMER SOCIETIES -- (pg. 15) -- 1.9.1 A Pervasive Attitude -- (pg. 15) -- 1.9.2 A Witness to Freedom and Mutual Support in a Consumer Society -- 1.10 MEANS OF COMMUNICATION AND SOCIETIES DOMINATED BY THE MEDIA -- (pg. 15) -- 1.10.1 Developments in the Means of Communication Are Breathtaking -- (pg. 16) -- 1.10.2 Media-Dominated Societies -- (pg. 16) -- 1.10.3 Ethical and Missionary Implications -- 1.11 SOCIETY WITHOUT ORDER -- (pg. 16) -- 1.11.1 The Sources of Disorder -- (pg. 17) -- 1.11.2 Ways of Escape -- (pg. 17) -- 1.11.3 The Catholic Church -- (pg. 17) -- 1.11.4 Spiritans -- 1.12 A SOCIETY OF FEAR, CONFLICTS AND VIOLENCE -- (pg. 18) -- 1.12.1 The Sources and Forms of Conflicts, Violence and Insecurity -- (pg. 18) -- 1.12.2 Wars Break Out and Drag On - Often Civil Wars -- (pg. 18) -- 1.12.3 Rupture and Exclusion -- (pg. 18) -- 1.12.4 The Drama of Refugees and Displaced Persons -- (pg. 19) -- 1.12.5 How Is the Challenge of Wars and Violence To Be Dealt With? -- (pg. 19) -- 1.12.6 Spiritans -- PART II -- SPIRITAN GROUPS IN EVERY CONTINENT THE DIASPORA OF CIRCUMSCRIPTIONS -- (pg. 20) -- 2.1 THE CONTINENT OF AFRICA AND THE ADJACENT ISLANDS -- (pg. 21) -- 2.1.1 In The Maghreb: The Algerian Group -- 2.1.2 Francophone and Lusophone West Africa -- (pg. 21) -- 2.1.2.1 The District of Senegal -- (pg. 22) -- 2.1.2.1.1 Mauritania -- (pg. 23) -- 2.1.2.1.2 Senegal -- (pg. 23) -- 2.1.2.1.3 Guinea Bissau -- (pg. 24) -- 2.1.2.1.4 Guinea Conakry -- (pg. 24) -- 2.1.2.2 The District of Cape Verde -- 2. 1.3 Anglophone West Africa -- (pg. 25) -- 2.1.3.1 District of The Gambia -- (pg. 26) -- 2.1.3.2 District of Sierra Leone -- (pg. 28) -- 2.1.3.3 District of Ghana -- (pg. 29) -- 2.1.3.4 West African Foundation (WAF) -- (pg. 30) -- 2.1.3.5 District of Makurdi (Nigeria) -- (pg. 32) -- 2.1.3.6 Kogi District (Nigeria) -- (pg. 33) -- 2.1.3.7 The Province of Nigeria -- (pg. 35) -- 2.1.4 The Region of Francophone Central Africa -- (pg. 36) -- 2.1.4.1 The District of Gabon -- (pg. 38) -- 2.1.4.2 The District of Bangui (RCA) -- (pg. 39) -- 2.1.4.3 The District of Cameroon -- (pg. 40) -- 2.1.4.4 The District of Congo Brazzaville -- (pg. 41) -- 2.1.4.5 The Central African Foundation (FAC) -- (pg. 42) -- 2.1.4.6 The District and Foundation of Congo Kinshasa -- (pg. 44) -- 2.1.5 Portuguese Speaking South-Western Africa: Province of Angola -- (pg. 44) -- 2.1.5.1 The Country -- (pg. 44) -- 2.1.5.2 The Church -- (pg. 44) -- 2.1.5.3 Spiritans -- (pg. 45) -- 2.1.5.4 Projects for the future -- (pg. 45) -- 2.1.5.5 Conclusion -- 2.1.6 The East Africa Region -- (pg. 45) -- 2.1.6.1 Ethiopia: The Gamo Gofa Group -- (pg. 46) -- 2.1.6.2 Ethiopia: The Boranaland Group -- (pg. 46) -- 2.1.6.3 The District of Kenya -- (pg. 47) -- 2.1.6.4 The Bagamoyo Group -- (pg. 48) -- 2.1.6.5 The East African Province -- 2.1.7 South Central African Region -- (pg. 50) -- 2.1.7.1 Zambia International Group (ZIG) -- (pg. 52) -- 2.1.7.2 District of Zimbabwe -- (pg. 53) -- 2.1.7.3 Malawi International Group -- (pg. 54) -- 2.1.7.4 South Central African Foundation (SCAF) -- (pg. 55) -- 2.1.7.5 The District of South Africa -- (pg. 56) -- 2.1.7.6 The Mozambique Group -- 2.1.8 Indian Ocean -- (pg. 56) -- 2.1.8.1 District of Madagascar -- (pg. 57) -- 2.1.8.2 District of Mauritius -- (pg. 58) -- 2.1.8.3 District of Reunion -- (pg. 58) -- 2.1.8.4 Indian Ocean Foundation (FOI) -- 2.2 LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN -- (pg. 59) -- The dream of a land without ills -- 2.2.1 At The Service of the Local Church -- (pg. 61) -- Districts which continue to serve the local Church in traditional ministries or in specific tasks -- (pg. 61) -- 2.2.1.1 District of Guadeloupe -- (pg. 62) -- 2.2.1.2 District of Martinique -- (pg. 63) -- 2.2.1.3 District of Brazil Central -- (pg. 63) -- 2.2.1.4 District of Brazil Southeast -- (pg. 64) -- 2.2.1.5 District of Brazil Southwest -- (pg. 64) -- 2.2.2 Responsibles for the Local Church Districts which are still responsible for the implantation and functioning of the local Church

Publication Date

1-1-1998

Superior General's Report 1998

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