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Fr. Anthony Rigoli, OMI Participates in Grassroots Activism at Dillard University, New Orleans July 23rd, 2025
We are the Ones We’ve Been Waiting For
On Sunday, July 13, Fr. Anthony Rigoli, OMI joined grassroots and civic groups at Dillard University, in New Orleans, LA for a citywide assembly to ratify a non-partisan platform for the upcoming City elections.
The assembly marked a milestone in labor solidarity, with representation from six trades unions. Their presence reinforced the collective voice of working families and underscored our shared commitment to economic dignity and equity for all New Orleanians.
Oblates Daily Prayer July 22nd, 2025
Every day the Oblate Community and Family in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales publish a short reflective morning prayer video, created by members. Please join in daily from where you are.
Visit their Youtube channel for more videos: https://www.youtube.com/@TheOblates
4th Financing for Development (FfD4) Takes Place in Sevilla, Spain July 10th, 2025
The Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) took place in Sevilla, Spain from 30 June – 3 July 2025. The conference was the culmination of a yearlong process to renew the financing framework for achieving the United Nations (UN) 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).It brought together political and financial leaders, representatives of multilateral and regional institutions, civil society and academia to seek solutions to the development financing challenges threatening the achievement of sustainable development, especially in the countries of the global South.
Fr. Daniel LeBlanc, OMI joined VIVAT International and other civil society groups in critical discussions on transforming economic systems that perpetuate inequality.
(PHOTOS: courtesy of VIVAT International )
LEARN MORE:
SOUTH CENTRE: https://bit.ly/4lNcuII. — Renewed Financing Framework for Sustainable Development is adopted in Sevilla
VIVAT INTERNATIONAL: https://bit.ly/3GB80ps — Seville 2025: A Turning Point for Global Development Finance
2025 Investing With A Purpose: A Catholic Vision for the Jubilee Year June 30th, 2025
On Thursday, June 26, Fr. Séamus Finn, OMI, Director of JPIC Office and Chief of Faith Consistent Investing, OIP Investment Trust and Jean-Baptiste Franssu, President of the Board of Directors, Vatican Bank, spoke at a conference hosted by Ascension Investment Management in St. Louis, MO.
The panel was titled: Investing With A Purpose: A Catholic Vision for the Jubilee Year and moderated by Dr. John Paul Slosar, Sr. Vice President, Healthcare Ethics, Ascension.
In Action: OMI Come & See Program, Bangladesh June 24th, 2025
In the Spirit of the Laudato Si, Fr. Valentine Talang, OMI, Fr. Pius Pohdueng, OMI and 14 young men who have expressed an initial desire to become Oblates and are following the OMI Come & See Program 2025, planted trees on OMI property at London Punjee (village), Lokhipur, Bangladesh.
Fr. Valentine was appointed moderator of the week’s Come & See Program.
Through this program the OMI Bangladesh Delegation recruits college and university students to become Oblates.
