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Did you know that the Portuguese Province\u2019s main aim for the coming years is to provide a service that is increasingly warmer and more humane, based on Hospitality?<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>My name is S\u00edlvia Moreira. I have been the Provincial Superior of the Sisters Hospitallers\u2019 Portuguese Province since last October<\/strong>. Regarding myself, I was born in Porto (Portugal) in 1973, I joined the congregation in 1999 and I made my perpetual profession in 2006. I have a degree in social work and theology. Over the past ten years, I have carried out my Hospitaller service in Africa, specifically in Angola and Mozambique.<\/p>\n

Throughout 2018, the Portuguese Province, in communion with the entire congregation, experienced the dynamism that accompanies us when holding general and provincial chapters. The period before they are held is full of prayer and when they take place, although not all the sisters are there, we experience them in deep unity with the sisters and collaborators who are present, eagerly awaiting the information about what happens there.<\/p>\n

Main challenges and wishes for the coming years<\/strong><\/p>\n

Consistent with the congregation\u2019s General Chapter, during the last chapter held in the Portuguese Province we identified four main challenges in line with the work done in our communities, which are:<\/p>\n