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Leaders of 322-Year-Old Congregation with African Majority Deliberate on “dramatic decline in vocations to brotherhood”

Jul 4, 2025

The noted “dramatic decline” in candidates joining the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (CSSp./Spiritans/Holy Ghost Fathers) as Brothers is a cause for concern, the leaders of the 322-year-old Religious and missionary Order with African majority have noted.

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