After 12 years since its last hosting of the event, SLU is set to once again welcome fellow Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (CICM) Schools from across the Philippines for the staging of the 7th CICM Schools Friendship Meet.
Culminating its 112th Anniversary, Saint Louis University (SLU) once again illuminated the streets of Baguio City with its magnificent lantern parade and dynamic performances. With the motif, “Missions on Horseback”, the 15th Lantern Parade highlighted a grand University Float that captures the missionary legacy of Fr. Florimund Carlu, CICM, a significant figure in the history of Catholic missions in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) through the Congregation.
As the President of both Saint Louis University and the Association of Catholic Universities of the Philippines (ACUP), Rev. Fr. Gilbert B. Sales, CICM, attended the conference on Pastoral Care in Catholic Universities that centered on the theme, “Towards a Polyhedric Vision: Strengthening Catholic Campus Ministry for Spiritual Nurturing, Cultural Engagement, and Community Building” from 23 to 25 November 2023 at the Vatican City, Rome. The said Conference included a series of lectures, roundtable discussions, workshop, and an immersive experience through a rare audience with His Holiness, Pope Francis.
In celebration of Saint Louis University’s 112th Foundation Anniversary, the campus was aglow with the radiance of the uniquely-designed Christmas Tree, blending Cordilleran-inspired motifs capturing culture and festive cheer on 28 November 2023 at the University Grounds.
On 13 October 2023, a Eucharistic Celebration was conducted at the Saint Louis University (SLU) Saint Aloysius Gonzaga Parish to conclude the Congregatio Immaculati Cordis Mariae (CICM) Provincial Treasurers’ Meeting and to celebrate the fifth sacerdotal anniversary of Fr. Emmanuel Enjang Pranatal, CICM. The mass was presided over by CICM Superior General Rev. Fr. Charles Phukuta Khonde.
The Saint Louis University Basic Education School (BEdS) Community warmly welcomed the school administrators of Junshin Gakuin Junior and Senior High School of Himeji, Japan, during a two-day visit on 17-18 September 2023.
As one of the CICM pioneers of the Catholic Mission in Mongolia over two decades ago, Rev. Fr. Gilbert B. Sales, CICM, President of Saint Louis University, joins His Holiness Pope Francis in the Apostolic Journey to Mongolia, “Hoping Together,” from 31 August to 4 September 2023.
Saint Louis University, through the leadership of SLU President Rev. Fr. Gilbert B. Sales, CICM, participates in the Baguio Launch of the annual Season of Creation 2023 ecumenical celebration marked by the Ecumenical Prayer Service at Bishop Carlito Cenzon DD, Sports Center, SLU on 02 September 2023.
The DOST-Science and Technology Information Institute (DOST-STII) and DOST – Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) ink Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for STARBOOKS with Saint Louis University and Catholic and Private Schools in CAR at a signing event at Fr. Gevers Hall of Saint Louis University, Baguio City on 09 May 2023.
Highlighting the “mission and excellence” of the Congregatio Immaculati Cordis Mariae (CICM), twenty-one student leaders from recognized organizations of SLU attended the CICM Students’ Convergence last March 15 to 18, 2023, at the University of Saint Louis (USL), Tuguegarao City, Cagayan.