The theme chosen for this very important gathering was: “Witnessing to the Gospel in the Changing World.” Indeed, the Lord has called us from the four corners of the world and gathered us together for this very momentous event in the life of the Congregation.
We are summoned to be heralds of the Good News that brings liberty to captives, sight to the blind, consolation to the broken-hearted, and transformation of the earth and all its creatures. We are witnesses of God’s love and mercy in a world marred by injustices, violent wars, social division, religious strife, and degradation of the environment. We came together to this assembly like the first disciples, full of hope and expectations, one heart and one soul, to take up the challenges of the changing world. – Message of the 16th General Chapters, Chronica No. 4, 2023, p. 139.
