Visit to Poland by the Vicar General Fr. Alberto Pelucchi

During his stay he had the opportunity to meet personally with all the confreres for a face to face dialog, before meeting them as a group and get to know in person the places where we live and where we work. Also he took part in the celebrations for the priestly ordination and first Mass of Fr. Krzysztof Zevik.

Before leaving, Fr. Alberto Pelucchi chose to dwell on some aspects of the Comboni presence in Poland. First of all he thanked everyone, Poles and others, for their commitment on the spot: currently the Comboni Missionaries in Poland come from five different countries (Poland 4, Mexico 1, Togo 1, Benin 1, Italy 1). He also reminded all that the process of requalification currently carried out in the Institute is a good reason also for Poland to review its commitments and optimize its strengths, its structures, the service and the witness as Comboni Missionaries.

All this to be done while keeping in mind the double purpose of our presence in that country, namely Mission Promotion and Vocation Promotion.

Finally, he invited us to envision a realistic planning for Polish-born personnel, in order to have a fair rotation between those who work in Europe and those who work in other continents. Holding on to the fact that in Poland the internationality of the confreres is a great value that needs to be preserved.