{"id":5627,"date":"2024-12-23T13:02:10","date_gmt":"2024-12-23T12:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/generalat-hsosf.de\/?p=5627"},"modified":"2024-12-23T13:03:33","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T12:03:33","slug":"merry-christmas-and-a-happy-new-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/generalat-hsosf.de\/en\/merry-christmas-and-a-happy-new-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull rundung rundung--links rundung--gross\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#7f7d79\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1605\" height=\"791\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-5635\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/generalat-hsosf.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/News_Weihnachten_Header-2_1605x820_Dez-24-122.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/generalat-hsosf.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/News_Weihnachten_Header-2_1605x820_Dez-24-122.jpg 1605w, https:\/\/generalat-hsosf.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/News_Weihnachten_Header-2_1605x820_Dez-24-122-600x296.jpg 600w, https:\/\/generalat-hsosf.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/News_Weihnachten_Header-2_1605x820_Dez-24-122-1200x591.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/generalat-hsosf.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/News_Weihnachten_Header-2_1605x820_Dez-24-122-768x378.jpg 768w, https:\/\/generalat-hsosf.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/News_Weihnachten_Header-2_1605x820_Dez-24-122-1536x757.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/generalat-hsosf.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/News_Weihnachten_Header-2_1605x820_Dez-24-122-500x246.jpg 500w, https:\/\/generalat-hsosf.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/News_Weihnachten_Header-2_1605x820_Dez-24-122-800x394.jpg 800w, https:\/\/generalat-hsosf.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/News_Weihnachten_Header-2_1605x820_Dez-24-122-1280x631.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1605px) 100vw, 1605px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>December 23, 2024.<\/em> Christmas is a time of joy and connection, a time of togetherness and personal encounter &#8211; and a time to look back on the defining events of the year. All of this is expressed in the following video, which summarizes some of the many beautiful shared moments during the 21st International General Chapter of the Hospital Sisters of St. Francis in Muenster in September 2024. With this view \u201cbehind the scenes\u201d, the Generalate wishes all Sisters worldwide, all employees and all those who share a connection to the Congregation a very Merry Christmas and all the best for the New Year, which will hopefully bring more peace around the world. 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