In Kenya, the Oblates recently constructed a youth center for young people in the city of Kionyo. The center serves as a gathering point for recreation, seminars, and prayer groups. Previously, many young people in the region were hanging out at bars because there was no alternative place for them to gather.

Nearly 30 years ago, Fr. Daniel Taillez, O.M.I., was driven out of Laos by the Communist government which opposed his ministry among the Hmong people. Recently, Fr. Taillez began ministering back in Laos through the airwaves. Fr. Taillez is working with Radio Veritas in the Philippines to broadcast programing in the Hmong language. The station’s signal can reach up to 6,000 km, covering a vast area of Southeast Asia.

Pope John Paul II recently appointed one Oblate to the office of bishop and another one to archbishop. In Sri Lanka, Fr. Norbert Andradi, O.M.I., was appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Anuradhapura. At the time of his appointment Fr. Andradi was on the staff of the Oblate scholasticate and dean of theology at the seminary. In Haiti, Bishop Hubert Constant, O.M.I., was named the Archbishop of Cap-Haitien. The diocese of Cap-Haitien has more than 750,000 Catholics.






				Fr. David Power, O.M.I., recently lectured at Windsor Castle in England, the home of Queen Elizabeth. Fr. Power was taking part in a colloquy on Sacramentality in Today’s World which included religious scholars from the United States, Sweden, Finland, Romania, and India. Religions represented at the colloquy included Catholic, Anglican, Methodist, Pentecostal, Orthodox, and Lutheran.

			In Kenya, the Oblates recently constructed a youth center for young people in the city of Kionyo. The center serves as a gathering point for recreation, seminars, and prayer groups. Previously, many young people in the region were hanging out at bars because there was no alternative place for them to gather. Nearly 30 years ago, Fr. Daniel Taillez, O.M.I., was driven out of Laos by the Communist government which opposed his ministry among the Hmong people. Recently, Fr. Taillez began ministering back in Laos through the airwaves. Fr. Taillez is working with Radio Veritas in the Philippines to broadcast programing in the Hmong language. The station’s signal can reach up to 6,000 km, covering a vast area of Southeast Asia. Pope John Paul II recently appointed one Oblate to the office of bishop and another one to archbishop. In Sri Lanka, Fr. Norbert Andradi, O.M.I., was appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Anuradhapura. At the time of his appointment Fr. Andradi was on the staff of the Oblate scholasticate and dean of theology at the seminary. In Haiti, Bishop Hubert Constant, O.M.I., was named the Archbishop of Cap-Haitien. The diocese of Cap-Haitien has more than 750,000 Catholics.