Mons. Roque Paloschi: “May Saint Joseph Allamano help us to enlarge our hearts” "I praise, bless, and glorify God for this important moment that we are living in the Church with the recognition of the new saints, and in a very special way for Saint Giuseppe Allamano," says Monsignor Roque Paloschi, Archbishop of Porto Velho, in the state of Rondônia, in the Brazilian Amazon.

St Joseph Allamano on Africa’s highest Peak On 20 October 2024, the day of the Canonization of St Joseph Allamano in Rome, two members of the Consolata Parish and Shrine in Nairobi, Kenya, set out to climb to the highest peak in Africa, Mount Kilimanjaro (mt. 5,895), reaching it on the following day, 21 October, carrying a flag with the image of St Joseph Allamano so that at those heights it could fly and show the holiness of one who gave all of himself for Africa.

Marsabit in Celebration: 60 Years of the Diocese! It has been 60 years since the founding of the Diocese of Marsabit on November 25, 1964, under the leadership of Bishop Mons. Carlo Cavallera, a Consolata missionary. To mark this jubilee, the Church of Marsabit, together with many friends from near and far, gathered on a rainy day (a sign of blessing) on November 23, 2024.

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Mons. Peter Kihara: Diocese of Marsabit, 60 years of evangelization The Diocese of Marsabit in Kenya, founded in 1964 thanks to the work of its first bishop, the Consolata missionary Mons. Carlo Maria Cavallera, is celebrating its 60th anniversary of foundation this Monday, November 25, 2024. The Mass of Thanksgiving was celebrated on Saturday, 23 November.

Halaba mission in Ethiopia celebrates it’s 2nd anniversary To the southern part of Ethiopia, Halaba zone of Central Ethiopia regional state, North West of Hawassa and South of Addis Abeba in the Catholic vicariate of Meki one finds St. Michael Archangel Catholic mission Halaba. The mission is the last of Meki vicariate as it boarders Hossana vicariate and the very latest to be opened by the Consolata missionaries in Ethiopia. Served by two priests; Abba Kidane Ashuro and Abba Takele WoldeMariam.

Formators and Formation: Novitiate of Sagana, Father Geoffrey Kiria The testimony of the formators this time comes from the Novitiate of Sagana in Kenya, with the novice master, Father Geoffrey Kimathi Kiria, IMC, who attended the course held in Rome last September. In this video, the novice master talks about his formative community and also shares a message on the occasion of the canonization of Saint Joseph Allamano.

Southern African Bishops’ solidarity visit emphasised Church’s call for dialogue in Mozambique The president of the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC) says the recently concluded solidarity visit to Mozambique emphasised the church’s call for dialogue in the Southern African nation

The mission of the religious pastor In front of the commission of three professors (the moderator of the thesis and the first and second co-supervisors) together with the audience made up of my confreres, fellow Tanzanians, friends and colleagues, on 14 June 2024, at the Urbaniana University in Rome, I defended my thesis in Canon Law entitled ‘The duration of a religious parish priest in the office: A study of the relationship between cann. 522 and 682.’

“Small acts of charity will make us have a room in heaven”: Bishop Peter Makau Bishop Peter Makau has praised the departed Consolata missionaries for their dedication to the mission. The Bishop was speaking on Friday November 15, 2024 in the chapel of the Consolata missionaries regional house in Nairobi, Kenya, during Mass to remember the souls of the departed members of the consolata missionaries. 

Superior General: Message for the Commemorationof our departed Confreres The memory of our deceased confreres should become a living reminder of the good times we shared, and if we did not know them personally, we should ask the elderly missionaries to tell us about them, or we should passionately read their profiles in the section "Qui non praecesserunt" in the Official Bulletins of the Institute.

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Formators and Formation: Bravetta, Father Nicholas Odhiambo The Office of Ongoing Formation of the Consolata Missionary Institute has organized in the month of September 2024, from 2 to 17, the first of two ongoing formation courses for formators of the novitiate, theology and specialization. The second course is scheduled for September 2028.

The Holiness of Allamano Celebrated in Kenya We are in Kenya where, after a few days of rain, even the sky has thinned out its clouds, to illuminate Saturday, November 9, 2024, the day on which we gave thanks for the canonization of Saint Joseph Allamano with a Eucharist celebrated at the University Campus of Nairobi.

Tanzania: Allamano’s daughters and sons annual retreat In preparation for Father Joseph Allamano’s canonization, and following the annual programme, the Consolata missionaries (priests, brothers and sisters) gathered together from 1st to 5th of October for their annual Spiritual Retreat. The topic of reflection was on holiness, given by father Dawit Sendabo, IMC from the Ethiopian Region.

Consolata Hospital Ikonda: Healing, Hope, and Health for Generations Nestled in the serene Southern Highlands of Tanzania, almost 2050m above sea level, Consolata Hospital Ikonda has been a beacon of hope and healing since its inception in 1963. Established by the Consolata Missionaries, the hospital was inaugurated by the founding father of Tanzania, Mwalimu Julius K. Nyerere, on October 7, 1968.

Madagascar: a new school dedicated to Our Lady Consolata opens in Beandrarezona The school’s goal is to contribute to the formation of young people by offering them quality education By Jean Tuluba * The Consolata missionaries arrived in Madagascar on March 13, 2019 to work in the diocese of Ambanja, in the northwest of the Island. After a suitable period of study of the Malagasy language, on […]

Rome: The formators’ visit to the community of Porta Pia The group of formators gathered in Rome for the ongoing formation course visited the formative community of Porta Pia - Nomentana - on Saturday 7 September.

Spiritual journey 3: “The Founder and the Mission” In continuity with the spiritual journey proposed by the two General Councils, IMC – MC, and in preparation for the canonization of Blessed Joseph Allamano, we publish the third reflection entitled “The Founder and the Mission”.