Ethiopia:Celebration of the Centenary of the Birth into Heaven of Saint Joseph Allamano Just over a year after the celebration of the canonisation of Saint Joseph Allamano, the Consolata missionaries in Ethiopia celebrated the centenary of his death on January 29, 2026.

USA: The centenary of the birth into heaven of Saint Joseph Allamano The whole world celebrated what all of us had been preparing and waiting for; the birth of Saint Joseph Allamano to heaven. So many of our communities celebrated this day with their Christian communities. In California (USA), the feast was prepared by the Novena that was prayed at the end of each Mass. The ceremony took place on Monday February 18, which coincided with Presidents Day, which celebrates all the US presidents, past and present.

The newest Mission in Ethiopia elevated to a Parish After careful discernment and in fidelity to the ad gentes charism, the Consolata Missionaries deemed it wise to open a new mission in Ethiopia. The Apostolic Vicariate of Hossana became the ideal location. This marked the first presence of the Consolata Missionaries in this Vicariate in their 113 years of existence in Ethiopia (since 1913).

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Father Daniel Raphael Mureithi, a Great Example of Faith “We are not only mourning a priest, but celebrating a life that was a continuous offering to God for half a century.” This was the common sentiment expressed at the final farewell to a priest who touched the hearts of thousands and who passed away on February 2, 2026, in Nairobi (Kenya), on the Solemnity of the Presentation of the Lord, a day dedicated to Consecrated Life.

Saint Joseph Allamano’s Centenary in Mongolia This year 2026 February 16 marked the Centenary of our Saint Founder, Joseph Allamano. His sons, daughters and friends gathered in various missions all over the world to joyfully celebrate his 100 years since his birth in heaven.

Centenary of Allamano: Program of the Celebrations We have published the program of celebrations for the centenary of the death of St. Joseph Allamano in Rome, Turin, and Castelnuovo Don Bosco, with links to follow the events live

Virtual pilgrimage to three important places for Saint Joseph Allamano To intensely experience the Centenary of the death of Saint Joseph Allamano as a family, we offer a VIRTUAL PILGRIMAGE to three places that were important to the Founder

Pope Leo XIV closes the Holy Door, concluding Jubilee Year of Hope on the Lord’s Epiphany On the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord, Pope Leo XIV presides over Holy Mass in St Peter’s Basilica for some 5,800 faithful and closes the last Holy Door - marking the official end of the Jubilee Year of Hope.

Canada: St. Andrew’s Parish connects with Mongolia It’s been about a month since Cardinal Giorgio Marengo was in Canada, where he visited and celebrated the Eucharist at Toronto's St. Andrew’s Parish, in thanks of a longstanding relationship between the west end parish and Marengo's home base of Mongolia.

Tanzania’s Catholic Bishops call for independent investigation into the election violence and deaths Tanzania’s Catholic Bishops have endorsed growing calls—both local and international—for an independent investigation into the recent election violence, which resulted in hundreds of deaths.

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Year of Community Life. “One Single Family for the Same Mission” Following the indication of the XIV General Chapter to grow in the spirit of family and in the quality of our fraternal communication, the General Council invites the Consolata missionaries and all communities to a year of reflection on Community Life, from March 2, 2026 to March 2, 2027.

The Spirituality of Saint Joseph Allamano’s Centenary The centenary is the hundredth anniversary of some event. We celebrated the 100th year since the demise of Saint Joseph Allamano, Our Founder, on February 16th.

Seeing far into the Charism through new challenges We celebrate 100 years since the “birth into Heaven” of Saint Joseph Allamano, our Founder. It is important ask him to help us to be effective instruments of consolation in the world. Although at the beginning when the Institute was starting certain themes were not talked about at all as part of the charism, today we realize that they are not alien to our Charism. Well, to be fair, they may have been talked about in other ways.

Saint Joseph Allamano 9: “A Profound Spiritual Legacy” In the ninth video prepared for February 2026, as part of the journey toward the celebration of the Centenary of Saint Joseph Allamano, a reflection is offered on the Founder of the Consolata Missionaries - Fathers, Brothers and Sisters - on the occasion of the hundredth anniversary of his birth into heaven (February 16).

The Allamano’s heart for mission Reflecting on the Centenary of Saint Joseph Allamano, Founder of the Consolata Missionaries

Novena of Centenary: Allamano, pilgrim of Consolation The Castelnuovo team (Missionary Sisters, Missionaries and Lay Missionaries of the Consolata) who accompanied us in the reflection in preparation for the Centenary of the birth into heaven of St. Joseph Allamano, has prepared a novena with the theme: Allamano, pilgrim of Consolation, which will help us to live with prayer and the presence of the Founder during the days preceding the celebration of February 16, 2026.

Return to the origins to form in times of change The Consolata Missionaries of the American continent who are dedicated to the formation of future generations of missionaries gathered in the city of Guadalajara, Mexico, from January 19 to 23, to share experiences, evaluate formation processes, examine the realities of their communities, and establish common criteria for formation.