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\"20261007Consulta\"<\/a> Intercapitular Consultation of the Consolata Missionaries Begins in Ethiopia<\/a> All the superiors of the various circumscriptions, gathered in Modjo, Ethiopia, together with the General Council, the Secretary and the General Administrator, to participate in the Intercapitular Consultation.<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\"20261006Etiopia\"<\/a> Ethiopia: Pastoral Message for Peace and Reconciliation<\/a> We publish the Pastoral Appeal for Peace and Reconciliation Issued by the Catholic Bishops\u2019 Conference of Ethiopia (CBCE), on 1 October 2026, in which they express their concern about the grave situation of war affecting the country<\/span><\/div>
\"Corso<\/a> G50, a month of formation that now becomes a journey<\/a> A well-known popular saying goes: \"In the end, things are beautiful because you know they end.\" So it was with the G50 ongoing-formation course held in Rome in September 2026. We knew it from the start, when we arrived from various parts of the world at the Generalate, unaware of what awaited us.<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\"20260912Sagana\"<\/a> In Africa, a Refresher Course for Young Consolata Missionaries<\/a> The refresher course, held from 18 August to 12 September 2026 in Sagana, Kenya, and addressed to missionaries with between 10 and 15 years of priestly ordination or perpetual vows, offered a meaningful journey of truth and renewal in their priestly and religious identity.<\/span><\/div>
\"20260907Cem4\"<\/a> Bishop Os\u00f3rio: Statement of the Bishops of Mozambique. \u201cLove is as Strong as Death\u201d<\/a> Three months after the assassination of Bishop Os\u00f3rio Citora Afonso, IMC, Bishop of Quelimane and Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Beira, fundamental questions remain unanswered: who killed Bishop Os\u00f3rio? Who were the masterminds and the material perpetrators of this violent death? And what were the motives behind the murder?<\/span><\/div>
\"20260901G503\"<\/a> The G50 Course Begins: reflecting on the past to renew our mission<\/a> Convened by the General Council, a group of 11 Consolata missionaries has gathered at the Generalate House in Rome for a new session of the G50 ongoing formation course, running from September 1 to 26, 2026.<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n
\"Picture1\"<\/a> Guinea-Bissau: Imam\u2019s Daughter Professes as Catholic Sister<\/a> A daughter of a Bissau-Guinean imam has made her first profession as a Catholic Religious Sister, describing the milestone as a response to God\u2019s call and a moment of \u201cjoy, emotion and profound gratitude.\u201d\n<\/span><\/div>
\"20260824Etiopia3\"<\/a> Priestly ordination of two Ethiopian Missionaries<\/a> Today Sunday August 23 on the grounds of the provincial house of the Consolata Missionaries in Addis Ababa took place the priestly ordination of Fr. Sori Burayu Bayisa and Fr. Tariku Zeleke Keto.<\/span><\/div>
\"cq5dam.thumbnail.cropped.1500.844\"<\/a> Pope at Audience: Sacred music is to glorify God and sanctify the faithful<\/a> During his Wednesday General Audience, Pope Leo XIV reflects on sacred music in the liturgy, praising it for giving voice to prayer and expressing the faith, always with the main objective of glorifying God and helping the faithful grow in holiness.\n<\/span><\/div>
\"WhatsApp<\/a> Sagana: Renewal course for Consolata Missionaries<\/a> In response to the General Chapter's proposal on ongoing formation for missionaries, The Consolata Institute has organized a course in Sagana, for missionaries ranging from 13-18 years of perpetual vows.\n\n<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"20260807Awiti3\"<\/a> Father Maurice Awiti: \u201cRediscovering the Meaning of Mission Today\u201d<\/a> The Consolata missionary, Father Maurice Sheith Oluoch Awiti, born in 1972 in Nyabondo, in Kisumu County (Kenya), is the son of Wadawi John Awiti and Mary Auma Ajuok. He currently carries out his ministry in Manizales, Colombia.<\/span><\/div>
\"1\"<\/a> Over-70s on the Offensive: A Handbook for Avoiding Being Scrapped<\/a> The G50's objective was to guide the wonderful seventy-year-old missionaries into this new stage of life; not as retirees struggling with the infirmities of age, but as true \u2018influencers\u2019 in the Lord\u2019s vineyard, capable of bearing fruit that is still good and flavorful.For the grand finale, we played two trump cards by enlisting a pair of exceptional professionals: Dr. Augusto Cedrone (straight from the Vatican\u2019s medical service) to handle body maintenance, and Father Giuseppe Crea (a Comboni missionary and psychotherapist) to look after the mind\u2019s software.<\/span><\/div>
\"20260924IA\"<\/a> Artificial Intelligence: Disarmed and Made Hospitable<\/a> Let's be honest: today it's all anyone talks about. Artificial Intelligence (AI) has entered our lives like a cyclone. Could our G50 course avoid the topic of the century? Of course not. So, for those of us who live the mission and the proclamation of the Gospel, is AI really a threat to flee from, or an opportunity to seize?<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n
\"20260916GCorso3\"<\/a> Rich in Years: When Mission Doesn’t Retire<\/a> When the curtain closed on our reflections dedicated to Consecrated Life, during the G50 formation course taking place in Rome, it opened onto a new theme: old age. How to face it, understand it, and above all, value it, when one's heart is turned toward the Mission?\n<\/span><\/div>
\"20260702Pascal\"<\/a> Father Pascal Makokha: “Being authentic in faith and welcoming toward others”<\/a> Born in 1971 in Kakamega, Western Kenya, in the archdiocese of Kisumu, Pascal Otieno Makokha is the son of Grogan E. Masakhwe and Margaret Angulu. The Consolata missionary, currently serving at Kimbiji parish in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, shares his vocation story, formation journey, and mission in this video, recorded in Rome in September 2025 during the G25 ongoing formation course.<\/span><\/div>
\"20260918Tanz9\"<\/a> Ontogeny of the Soul, Phylogeny of the Charism:\u00a0 Living the Year of Community Life<\/a> When the General Government unveiled the slogan, \u201cbeing one single family for the same mission\u201d, for the Year of Community Life (2 March 2026 to 2 March 2027), I initially took its meaning for granted, assuming the words were merely simple, everyday terms.<\/span><\/div>
\"20260913Corso\"<\/a> Consecrated Life for Mission: Less Ash, More Fire<\/a> The last day dedicated to Consecrated Life - and therefore to us, \"Consecrated for Mission\" - in the G50 course program in Rome had an exceptional guest: Father Stefano Camerlengo, former Superior General and now Superior of the IMC Delegation in Ivory Coast.<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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