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Blessed Jacques-Désiré Laval (right) and Bishop Jean Michaël Durhône (right). Credit: Catholic Diocese of Port Louis

Church 2025 Jubilee Year in Mauritius: “Journey in hope” Guided by Island’s “Apostle”, Spiritan Missionary Blessed Laval

Dec 21, 2024

Blessed Jacques-Désiré Laval, the French-born member of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Holy Ghost Fathers/Spiritans/CSSp.), whose commitment to the evangelization mission in Mauritius earned him the name “Apostle of Mauritius” is to inspire the Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year in the Indian Ocean Island nation.

Maurice Cardinal Piat of Port Louis Diocese in Mauritius. Credit: Port Louis Diocese

Find Courage from the Cross: Mauritian Cardinal to Agaléga Islands Church on Anniversary

Sep 14, 2022

The Bishop of Port-Louis in Mauritius has expressed his closeness with members of the Catholic community in Agaléga Islands who are served by the Mauritian Catholic Diocese, and urged them to find strength and courage in the Cross implanted to commemorate the arrival of the first missionaries 125 years ago.

Maurice Cardinal Piat, Bishop of Port Louis in Mauritius. Credit: Port Louis Diocese

On Memorial of “Apostle of Mauritius”, Blessed Laval, Cardinal Urges Closeness to Youth

Sep 13, 2022

On the occasion of the 181st anniversary of the arrival of Blessed Jacques-Désiré Laval in Mauritius and the 158th anniversary of his death, the head of the Catholic Church in the Indian Ocean island nation has called upon pastoral agents to reach out to young people in view of addressing their challenges in the footsteps of the late Missionary Priest.

Blessed Jacques-Désiré Laval. / Diocese of Port-Louis

On Memorial of “Apostle of Mauritius”, Blessed Laval, Cardinal Urges Closeness to the Poor

Sep 9, 2020

On the occasion of the 179th anniversary of the arrival of renowned French Spiritan Priest, Blessed Jacques-Désiré Laval in Mauritius and the 156th anniversary of his death, the head of the Catholic Church in the Indian Ocean island nation has encouraged attentiveness to the plight of the poor in society.