1. Lettera dell'Assistente Ecclesiastico dell'UAC, D. J. Nampudakam, SAC

Il Rettore Generale, D. Jacob Nampudakam, in qualità di Assistente Ecclesiastico dell'Unione dell'Apostolato Cattolico, ha scritto una lettera in occasione del 50° anniversario della Canonizzazione di San Vincenzo Pallotti, a tutti Superiori Maggiori della SAC, ai membri dei Consigli di Coordinamento Generale, ai Presidenti dei Consigli di Coordinamento Nazionali e ai responsabili della formazione UAC nei vari paesi, invitandoli, in questo anno giubilare, a focalizzarsi su tre importanti aspetti della visione carismatica di San Vincenzo Pallotti: la profonda esperienza di Dio, Amore e misericordia infiniti e di Gesù, Apostolo dell'Eterno Padre, la formazione nello spirito del Cenacolo e la necessità di un concreto coinvolgimento nella missione della Chiesa coltivando un forte spirito missionario che scaturisce da una vita di santità. Egli ha inoltre invitato i responsabili della formazione UAC nei vari paesi a presentare una relazione sull'intero programma di formazione, iniziale e permanente, di tutti i membri dell'Unione. L'Unione dell'Apostolato Cattolico sta diventando sempre più globale ed è importante che chi detiene i vari incarichi nell'Unione prenda ogni cura possibile affinché essa rimanga sempre fedele all'originale ispirazione carismatica del nostro Santo Fondatore, San Vincenzo Pallotti e alle direttive della Chiesa Cattolica, come stabilito nello Statuto Generale dell'Unione.

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2. Website - 50th of the Canonisation of St. V. Pallotti

A website was created on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Canonisation of St Vincent Pallotti: www.unionofcatholicapostolate.org. The website will be an instrument principally for supplying information and news from the Committee "The Pallottine Family Celebrates" regarding the celebrations and the progress of the jubilee year and for receiving news and information about local initiatives from wherever the Pallottine family is present. This website is a gift from the Epiphany of the Lord Province (NA) and was designed by Fr. George Madeikkal, Manager, and Professors R.B.Gowardhan and Ashish Lawrence of St. Vincent Pallotti College of Engineering and Technology in Nagpur, India, belonging to the same Province.

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3. Meeting of the three Core Communities

The first meeting of the Year 2012 of the three Core Communities of the Union of Catholic Apostolate took place on 28th January 2012 at the Generalate House of the Missionary Sisters of the Catholic Apostolate. All the members of the 3 General Council, except one, were present at the meeting this time. The agenda consisted of the following main points: sharing of the main developments in the three Communities since the last meeting; evaluation of the Tridum of St. Vincent Pallotti; further reflections on the Golden Jubilee of the Canonization of St. Vincent Pallotti; evaluation of the recently concluded General Assembly of the Union, and assessment of the one year course on Pallottine formation. The evaluation of the UAC General Assembly made the Core Communities aware of the important responsibility that they have in the promotion of Pallottine charism (cfr. General Statutes of the UAC, nn. 34 & 35); the UAC is not to be seen as a reality "out there" apart from these three communities but all of us together make this Ecclesial reality. The next meeting is scheduled for 31 May 2012.

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4. Third General Assembly of the Union of Catholic Apostolate

The Third Ordinary General Assembly of the Union of Catholic Apostolate was held from 14-17 January 2012 at St. Vincent Pallotti Centre of Spirituality, Grottaferrata, Rome. There were 36 participants at the Assembly consisting of 27 voting members, experts, observers, translators, secretaries and moderators. As a central theme, the Assembly focussed on the challenge of the 'New Evangelization' and the Pallottine response to it. This is a theme that needs to be reflected upon and concretely realised all over the Pallottine world in the coming years. One of the main events of the Assembly was the election of the members of the new General Coordination Council. The 13 members, including the 3 ex-officio Superiors General, represent all the realities of the Union as far as possible. The protection of minors and of vulnerable adults was another theme given serious consideration during the Assembly. The vitality and dynamism of the Union will depend much on creative leadership with a universal vision and a profound love for our Founder and his charism. There should also be the willingness to work systematically on concrete and life-giving expressions of the charismatic vision of our Founder in different cultural and ecclesial situations. With this perspective, the Assembly also approved four proposals for further reflection and implementation: the 'New Evangelisation' and the Pallottine charism as a response to it, the participation of all members of the Union as equal partners in concrete missionary activities, renew and spread the celebration of the solemnity of the Epiphany, in forms suitable to our times, according to the inspiration of St. Vincent Pallotti, and the coordination of communities of lay men and women, consecrated and not. The whole Assembly was, for all the participants, an experience of Cenacle and of true family.

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5. New General Coordination Council of the UAC

Greetings to you all from Grottaferrata, Rome. It is with great joy that I communicate to you the news of the composition of the new General Coordination Council of the Union of Catholic Apostolate, elected  Monday January 16, 2012. Let us pray for each of the members as they begin this new triennium of service to the worldwide Union and for those outgoing members of the previous GCC who are have completed their time in this particular service of the global Pallottine family with such love and dedication. United in prayer and the love of Christ, Fr. Rory Hanly SAC, General Secretary Members of the New GCC Ex ufficio: Fr. Jacob Nampudakam SAC Sr. Serena Cambiaghi, CSAC Sr. Izabela Swierad, SAC Elected: Fr. Derry Murphy, SAC - Ireland Fr. Frank Donio, SAC - USA Sr. Adelheid Scheloske, SAC - Germany Mr. Marek Kalka - Poland, Married Layman Ms. A. Regina Silvia - India, Consecrated Laywoman Ms. Mariana Alfonso Mujica - Argentina, Consecrated Laywoman Mr. Corrado Montaldo - Italy, Layman Fr. Eugene Niyonzima, SAC - Rwanda Mr. Dario Ivatiuk Junior - Brazil, Layman Ms. Patricia (Tricia) Wisolith - Australia, Married Laywoman Substitutes: Sr. Stella Marotta, CSAC - Italy Rosa Colucci - Italy, Married Laywoman Sr. Josephina D'Souza, SAC - Italy

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6. The eighth anniversary of the formal erection of the UAC

The eighth anniversary of the formal erection of the Union in the Universal Church was celebrated on Saturday October 29th 2011 in the Church of Spirito Santo dei Napoletani, via Giulia, where St. Vincent was Rector from 1835 until January 1846. Members of the UAC in the area of Rome gathered at 15.30 for an hour of prayer 'in the Cenacle', interceding for a renewed gift of the Spirit of God for the entire Union, followed by a concelebrated Mass at 16.30 led by the President of the Union Fr. Derry Murphy SAC, during which all of the Union members present united in publicly renewing their Act of Apostolic Commitment together. UACottobre2011

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7. UAC International Theological Congress

The UAC International Theological Congress was held at Prabodhana, Mysore from June 24-28 2011. The theme of the Congress was "The Theological Foundations and Pastoral Implications of our Charism". There were about 125 participants from across the globe including Pallottine priests, brothers, sisters and lay members from the USA, Ireland, Poland, Germany, Australia and India. The presence and contributions of the very Rev. Fr. Jacob Nampudakam, Rector General, Most Rev. Séamus Freeman SAC, Bishop of Ossory, Provincial/ Regional Rectors and experts on Pallottine charism from various entities made the Congress very rich and profound. The symposium concluded with the ordination of 18 Indian confreres to the ministry of deacon by Msgr Séamus Freeman on June 29th 2011. The whole event was a great experience of the Pallottine spirit of cooperation, fraternity and hospitality.

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8. Committee "Pallottine Family on Celebration"

On the occasion of the Golden Jubilee of the Canonization of our Founder St. Vincent Pallotti, we, the three Major Superiors of the Core Communities, Fr. Jacob Nampudakam SAC, Sr. Serena Cambiaghi CSAC, Sr. Izabela Swierad SAC and the President of the UAC, Fr. Derry Murphy SAC, would like to inform you that in the General Superiors' meeting held on the 16 May 2011, a Committee called "Pallottine Family on Celebration" was set up. The following members are nominated to the Committee: Ms. Gabriella Acerbi - Community of Quinta Dimensione (President of the Committee) Fr. Derry Murphy SAC – President of UAC Fr. Gilberto Orsolin SAC – General Consultor Fr. Jan Kupka SAC – Director of Pallotti Institute (ISVP) Mr. Rocco D'Antona – Bursar CCNI Sr. Salete Maristella Cargnin CSAC – General Councilor Sr. Bożena Olszewska SAC – General Councilor The Committee will assume the responsibility to draw up a programme taking into account also the various initiatives of the Local Communities around the world, and will be particularly responsible for the initiatives originating from our Spiritual Center at SS Salvatore in Onda. The Jubilee Celebration will begin on 20 January 2012 and conclude on 20 January 2013. However, individual or communitarian initiatives of the Pallottine Family members for spiritual renewal and apostolic activities can be continued until 20 January 2014.

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9. Meeting of the UAC General Coordination Council (GCC)

The UAC General Coordination Council (GCC) held its annual meeting from 18 May (evening) to 23 May (evening) at St. Vincent Pallotti Spirituality Centre at Grottaferrata. All of the 13 members of the GCC were present. The agenda of the meeting included: sharing on the developments of the Union in various countries, dealing with specific questions and requests from the NCCs around the world, discussion and clarification regarding the responsibilities of the UAC formators and the appointment of some new formators, and the preparation for the next UAC General Assembly to be held in Rome from 13-18 January 2012. The Council appointed Fr. Rory Hanly (IR) as General Secretary of the UAC. Fr Derry will continue as President of the Union while undertaking his new role as the Provincial of the Mother of Divine Love Province in Ireland. The new Ecclesiastical Assistant of the Union, Fr. Jacob Nampudakam expressed his commitment to the promotion of the spirituality and charism of our Founder and elaborated his vision for the Union, underlining points like the importance of a truly, profound spiritual formation, the relevance of the UAC for the challenge of re-evangelisation today, our commitment to the formation of the laity and the importance of a missionary commitment from all the members of the Union. The next meeting of the GCC is scheduled from 23-29 May 2012 in Rome.

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10. News from the UAC: February 2011

The Polish National Coordination Council has a website: www.zak-pallotti.pl. UAC publication in Korean. The General Statutes of the UAC have been recently translated and published in Korean by our confreres who are working in South Korea since 1990. Besides this, every month they translate and distribute around 5000 copies of "Apostles for Today" a publication from the General Secretariat of the Union. The members of the National Coordination Council of UAC in Brazil came together at Porto Alegre from 28 - 30 January, 2011, for the National Assembly. During the Assembly the National Coordination Council was renewed: Mr. Dario Ivatiuk Junior, the President (currently a member of the General Coordination Council), Sr. Ines Casarin, CSAC, the Vice-President, Mr. Joaquim Accioly, the Bursar and Mrs. Leni Bressan, the Secretary.

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