2024 Extraordinary International Congress
Hosted by Flame of Love Singapore at St. Francis Xavier Retreat Centre, Punggol · 1st–7th March 2024
Historic Gathering of 60 Delegates from 20+ Nations
FOL Singapore hosted the 2024 Extraordinary International Congress of the Flame of Love at the St. Francis Xavier Retreat Centre in Punggol, from 1st–7th March 2024.
Close to 60 delegates from around the world (spanning North and South America, Europe, Africa and the Asia-Pacific region), attended the week-long event, spending at least five days in retreat and forging their organisation's constitution to conform to new international standards for Private and Public Associations of the Faithful according to Canon Law and the decrees of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life.
Among the delegates who came to Singapore, Canon Law expert Bishop Arulselvam Rayappan of Salem diocese in India as well as a dozen priests from various countries and religious orders attended the congress. Other delegates were laypeople with responsibilities at different levels of the movement. Together, they represented more than 20 countries like Peru, Argentina, Brazil, Democratic Republic of Congo, and the United Kingdom.
Delegates, Bishops, and Clergy in Singapore
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Watch the Congress Homilies
Listen to the opening Mass homily by Cardinal William Goh and reflections by Bishop Arulselvam Rayappan and visiting clergy.