October 2025 news

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To download Euroinfo click here.  Holy Name of Mary page click here.                              [Oct 13]

Fr Tony Kennedy returns

Following his election as Assistant-General in the Society of Mary's new leadership team Fr Tony Kennedy returned to Sydney on Oct 12.

Before taking up residence at the Marist General House in Rome Fr Tony will spend the coming weeks back home visiting family and attending to other matters after concluding a year as District Superior of the Marist Fathers in Australia.

Welcome home, Fr Tony !                            [Oct 12]  

Br Michael Green honoured

Australian Catholic University reports: 'Today respected scholar and educator Brother Michael Green FMS accepted our highest honour. a Doctor of the University (Honoris Causa) one year after his milestone golden jubilee since entering the Marist Brothers.

'The Honorary Doctorate recognises Br Green’s significant contributions to religious pedagogy, his scholarly work on Catholic spirituality and history and the relationship between Catholic community and mission vitality.'

Br Michael commented: 'My first reaction of course was one of great surprise, but quickly that changed to one of gratitude and a sense of honour not to me, but to the work I’ve been doing and the people with whom I’ve been working.' He is the 200th recipient of an Honorary Doctorate from ACU and the third Marist Brother to receive the prestigious degree.

A song for Colin?

As part of the celebrations to mark the 150th anniversary of the death of Ven Jean-Claude Colin a 'creative song competition' invites entries from Marists in formation. Criteria for the competition are listed here. Let's see what our young musical Marists come up with!                            [Oct 08} 

 General Chapter Reports

General Chapter closing

Members of the Society of Mary's General Chapter will soon be leaving Nemi now that Fr Juan-Carlos Pina has been appointed Vicar-General and various committees draw their work to an end. The capitulants are pictured below.                             [Oct 04]

Leadership team elected

Four assistants have been elected at the Marist Fathers' General Chapter to complete the leadership team for the Society of Mary for the next four years. The assistants-general are Fr Albert Kabala (Superior of the Marist International Theologate, Casa di Maria, Rome), Fr Tony Kennedy (District Superior of Australia), Fr Juan Carlos Piña (member of the former General Council and Procurator General) and Fr Aisake Vaisima (head of the Marist Investment office of Oceania in Sydney). The elections took place during special sessions of the General Chapter at Nemi, Italy, on Oct 03. 

Congratulations to the Society of Mary's new leadership team!                                [Oct 04]

Fr Declan Marmion SM, new Superior-General

At the General Chapter of the Society of Mary being held at Nemi, Italy, Fr Declan Marmion SM has been elected as 15th Superior-General succeeding Fr John Larsen SM who retires from Marist leadership after eight years of service.

Irish-born Fr Declan, 64, was educated at C.U.S., Dublin, and joined the Marists in 1981. He is currently vicar-provincial of the Marist Province of Europe and national administrator of the Marists in Ireland.

Fr Declan has been primarily engaged in theological education, research and academic administration, most recently at the Pontifical University of St Patrick s College, Maynooth, where he served as Dean of the Faculty of Theology. His langauges include English and German with a working knowledge of French and Dutch.

In his first words to the gathered capitulants Fr Declan emphasised the importance of the Society of Mary's mission today as articulated in the approved Chapter documents as well as the need for fraternal collaboration, communion and the implementation of the orientations and decisions of the Chapter.

Capitulants will now select four General Assistants to complete the team to lead the Society of Mary for the next eight years.

Congratulations, Fr Declan!                              [Oct 02]

Novitiate Newsletter 

From 'Cerdon', the Marist International Novitiate, Davao, Philippines, comes their latest newsletter. The colourful 7-page bulletin includes reports from each of the novices on various aspects of novitiate life as well as from Novice Master, Fr Xavier Sariman SM. 

To download click here.                        [Oct 01]