The Shrine of Blessed Basil Moreau recently hosted three members of the General Administration of the Congregation of Holy Cross – Brother Paul Bednarczyk, Father KJ Abraham, and Father Gaspar Selvaraj – for the purpose of visioning and strategic planning in support of the shrine. Also in attendance were Father Bill Beauchamp (United States Province), Father Romuald Fresnais (Vicariate of France), and Mr. Nicolas Thomas (Chief Financial Officer of the Diocese of Le Mans). Father John De Riso, rector of the shrine and pastor of the parish of Notre-Dame de Sainte-Croix, called the meetings “positive and fruitful, with encouraging signs for the future of this important mission in Le Mans”.
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