President of Ireland, Pilgrimage to Motherhouse
President of Ireland, Pilgrimage to Motherhouse
The July 1962 issue of the Institute Bulletin briefly described the pilgrimage to Rome (and to the Brothers’ Generalate—that is, their international headquarters) by President Eamon de Valera of Ireland in March 1962. This special journey was in commemoration of the 1,500th anniversary of the death of St. Patrick. In this photo, President de Valera is signing the guestbook at the Generalate; Bro. Charles Henry (Buttimer), Assistant Superior General and former provincial of the LI-NE District, is second from the left.
Bulletin des Freres des Ecoles Chretiennes, July 1962, pp. 159-160 and also FSC, September 1962, p. 2.
Second Vatican Council to Convene
Second Vatican Council to Convene
The Second Vatican Council, the twenty-first such worldwide gathering of bishops in the history of the Catholic Church, will convene under Pope John XXIII in autumn 1962. The last recent council was the First Vatican Council of 1869-1870.
Members of the Catholic hierarchy of Algeria will reside at the international headquarters (Generalate) of the Brothers in Rome during the Council.
ARCHIVIST’S NOTE: This photo of Pope John XXIII and his message to the Brothers of the Christian Schools (January 26, 1962) appeared in the Institute Bulletin of April 1962.
Photo rough translation:
Relying on Christian Brothers any special protection of their Father and Founder St. John Baptist de La Salle we give wholeheartedly to all the beloved Institute, in pledge of our paternal benevolence, the Apostolic Benediction. Vatican, Jan. 26, 1962