Brazil. My memory of Pope Francis My first meeting with Pope Francis took place on World Youth Day in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. I had been appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of San Salvador da Bahia for a little over a year and for the first time I was participating in a major event that showed the […]

Mongolia. Francis for the missionary Cardinal Marengo In these hours we are all shaken. It is difficult to organize thoughts and translate them into words that make sense. It is a great shock, which needs to be traversed with faith. It will take time to fully understand the scope of the pontificate of Pope Francis.

Kenya. Francis and the smell of sheep Pope Francis (1936-2025) in the arms of the Father. I thank God for having met Pope Francis personally.

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Commit yourselves to peace construction Heading towards the General Elections in Tanzania, on October 25 this year, the Catholic Church and other Christian churches in Tanzania have issued a strong message condemning some of the violations of peace being committed by the ruling party against the opposition. Their slogan has been ‘peace is constructed by all’.

Pope Francis has died on Easter Monday aged 88 Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta.

South Korea: Stations of the Cross for Ecological Conversion On this Good Friday when Jesus Christ bore the Cross for the salvation of all creatures—the Catholic Climate Action together with the JPIC (Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation) team of the Consolata Missionaries in South Korea held a special prayer pilgrimage in the heart of Seoul.

Jubilee in the World: Fr. Clemente Madeira. Venezuela, a Time of Hope “The Jubilee 2025, an event of great significance for the Catholic Church, is being experienced in Venezuela in a particular context, marked by social and economic challenges. The Venezuelan Church has launched an appeal to live the Jubilee as a time of hope and renewal”. This is what the Father Clemente Madeira says

Consolata missionaries, pilgrims at the Holy Door More than three million pilgrims have already crossed the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica. This Saturday morning, March 29, 2025, the threshold was also crossed by a group of Consolata missionaries from the communities of Rome and Nepi who wanted to live the experience of the Jubilee as a family.

New Jersey celebrates Allamano’s Canonization The whole world of Consolata missionaries had celebrated the thanksgiving Mass for the Canonization of St. Joseph Allamano, except the New Jersey community. This is why on March 22, 2025, the Consolata missionary community of this part of the US, organized this feast.

Graduation of three Consolata students from Merrivale Seminary Pomp, glamor, and great joy filled St. Joseph’s Theological Institute- Cedara on 14th March 2025, when the Institute held its 20th graduation ceremony. Several students majority of whom are members of different religious congregations, were awarded Degrees in Philosophy and Theology, and a few others were awarded Post-Graduate Diplomas in Theology.

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Fr. James Lengarin: “Christ conquered death and reminds us that hope is alive” “Let us rejoice and be glad because "Christ, our Passover, has been sacrificed" (1 Cor 5:7-8). Encouraged by this certainty, as we live the year dedicated to our patron, St Joseph Allamano, and celebrate the Jubilee of Hope, I would like to express to all of you my wish that the Resurrection of Christ may revive hope and express all its potential for our mission of consolation”.

Saint Joseph Allamano: 2. Holiness and the Eucharistic Dimension Throughout this year, until February 2026, a team will prepare a reflection sheet each month to be used as a guide for retreats or for other moments of personal and community prayer. We publish the second meditation entitled "Holiness and the Eucharistic Dimension of Life".

St. Joseph Allamano: 1. Holiness and God Alone “In this three-year period in which we are invited to experience in a very special way the presence of St. Joseph Allamano in our lives, we wish to invite you during this year in preparation for the Centenary of his death (February 16, 2026), to pause and listen to his voice, and live what he has always taught us.”

Feast of Saint Joseph Allamano in Turin and Castelnuovo “A feast that touches our hearts” is how Mother Lucia Bortolomasi, Superior General of the Consolata Missionaries, defined the celebration of the first feast of Saint Joseph Allamano after his canonization. The Holy Mass took place on the morning of February 16, 2025 in the Church and Sanctuary dedicated to him in the Mother House of the Consolata Missionaries.

Feast of Saint Joseph Allamano and the Centenary celebration of his Easter Last January 29th we celebrated the anniversary of the foundation of the Consolata Missionaries, sons and daughters of Saint Joseph Allamano. Today, February 16th, we celebrate his Easter, which happened 99 years ago, and in this way we begin a period of preparation to celebrate February 16th 2026 in which we will celebrate the first centenary.

The centenary of the death of Saint Joseph Allamano On 16th February 2025, the Institute will start one year journey towards the celebration of the centenary of the death of our founder. Maybe it’s better to say we will begin a journey to celebrate 100 years since the birth of our founder in heaven.

Let’s talk about the Jubilee of Hope Surely we have heard that the year 2025 is the year of the jubilee, or what is also known as the "Holy Year"; in reality, the jubilee began on December 24, 2024, with the opening, by Pope Francis, of the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome and will end with the solemnity of the Epiphany 2026.