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Minister's Announcement Welcomed

The Oblates of Mary Immaculate have welcomed the recent announcement by Education Minister, Ruairi Quinn, of plans to establish a Statutory Trust for former residents of residential institutions. The Order has also said it will be happy to meet with the Minister to discuss the proposed Statutory Trust, based on its detailed statement of affairs submitted previously to government.

Welcoming the Minister's announcement, Oblate Provincial, William Fitzpatrick said: "The Statutory Trust was first announced over two years ago, in May 2009, and we are pleased the the new government is now acting in detail on this commitment. We expect that a timeline for it implementation will be made available quickly and that its remit will be extended to respond to the needs of all former residents of institutions, including those now living in the UK."

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'The Nazarene'- The Story of Fr Charlie Burrows OMI - RTE 1 Sunday 15th May

´The Nazarene´, a Ruan Magan film, is the story of the extraordinary life and work of Fr Charlie Burrows, an Oblate missionary in Indonesia. Here in what is the most populous Muslim nation on earth this straight-talking Irishman has been bu...
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Missionary Oblates Elect New Superior General

Fr Louie Lougen, O.M.I. has been elected the 12th Superior General of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate during the Oblates' 35th General Chapter in Rome. He will lead more than 4,100 Missionary Oblate priests and brothers who serve...
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