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\"NB<\/a> Father James King\u2019ori Mambo, IMC<\/a> Father James King\u2019ori, a Roman Catholic Priest with the Consolata Missionaries, passed away on Tuesday April 12, 2026, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick at the age of sixty-nine.<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\"1\"<\/a> Pilgrimage of Saint Joseph Allamano in Ivory Coast<\/a> In an atmosphere of missionary joy, the delegation of the Consolata Missionaries in Ivory Coast organized, on Sunday, April 12, 2026, the Pilgrimage of Saint Joseph Allamano. This initiative marks a significant moment in the centenary year of the birth into heaven of our Founder, while also celebrating 30 years since the first arrival of the Consolata missionaries in the country. <\/span><\/div>
\"20260412Modica\"<\/a> Popular Piety and the Paschal Mystery: A Lived Experience in Southern Italy<\/a> Southern Italy (Sicily) represents one of the most fascinating regions of the country, a place where faith, culture, and history intertwine harmoniously. This land has been crossed by different peoples over the centuries, each leaving an indelible mark: Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, Spaniards, and Normans have contributed to creating a cultural and artistic heritage unique in the world.<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\"cq5dam.thumbnail.cropped.750.422\"<\/a> Pope Leo’s first Apostolic Journey to Africa, today he heads to Algeria<\/a> Pope Leo XIV departs from Rome\u2019s Fiumicino Airport as he begins his 10-day third and longest-yet Apostolic Journey, which takes him to four countries on the African continent: Algeria, Cameroon, Angola, and Equatorial Guinea.\n<\/span><\/div>
\"1\"<\/a> Bishop Os\u00f3rio Afonso has been appointed Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Beira<\/a> The Holy Father Leo XIV, today, April 10, 2026, has accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Beira (Mozambique) submitted by Msgr. Claudio Dalla Zuanna, S.C.I., and has appointed as Apostolic Administrator of the same Archdiocese Msgr. Os\u00f3rio Citora Afonso, IMC, current Bishop of the Diocese of Quelimane, until the installation of the future archbishop.\n<\/span><\/div>
\"l_imbamba-07\"<\/a> Angola: In a country still fragmented, the Church is an essential point of reference<\/a> Caritas team of Angola, during the National Week of Solidarity.\n<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n
\"20260403Corea1\"<\/a> Ecological Way of the Cross: Opening a Dawn of Hope in the Peripheries of Seoul<\/a> On Good Friday, a group of lay faithful, religious, and priests gathered in the heart of Seoul to celebrate an Ecological Way of the Cross, beginning at Gwanghwamun Square and concluding in front of Myeongdong Cathedral.<\/span><\/div>
\"Osorio\"<\/a> Mozambique: Catholic Bishop Urges Solidarity with Flood and Conflict Victims During Holy Week<\/a> Bishop Os\u00f3rio Citora Afonso of Quelimane Diocese in Mozambique has called on the people of God to live this year\u2019s Holy Week with a spirit of solidarity, particularly with those affected by devastating floods and ongoing violence in the countries northern province of Cabo Delgado.\n<\/span><\/div>
\"20260329Palme1\"<\/a> Leo XIV: “No one can use God to justify war”<\/a> In his homily at Palm Sunday Mass, the Pope Leo XIV once again made a heartfelt appeal for peace. \"This is our God: Jesus, King of Peace. A God who rejects war, whom no one can use to justify war, who does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war and rejects them, saying: 'Though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen; your hands are full of blood'\" (Isaiah 1:15).<\/span><\/div>
\"20260311Corea2\"<\/a> South Korea: Prayer and March for a Nuclear-Free World<\/a> Fifteen years have passed since the Fukushima disaster. It was March 11, 2011, when a magnitude 9.0 earthquake caused one of the most severe nuclear disasters ever recorded at the Japanese power plant, after the Chernobyl accident. The earthquake, with its epicenter offshore, generated a tsunami that struck the northern part of the Asian country. The quake was one of the strongest in Japan's history.<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"20260404Pasqua\"<\/a> Father James Lengarin: \u201cThe Risen Lord recreates the Community.” Easter Message 2026<\/a> These are the words of the Superior General, Father James Bhola Lengarin, IMC, in his Easter Message 2026 entitled \u201cThe Risen Lord recreates the Community,\u201d sent to all Consolata missionaries, men and women, and lay people, relatives, friends, and benefactors.<\/span><\/div>
\"3\"<\/a> Tanzania: New Consolata Presence in Kilimanjaro Region<\/a> On October 15, 2025, Bishop Ludovick Minde, ALCP\/OSS, officially entrusted to the Consolata Missionaries the designated Quasi-Parish of the Ascension of the Lord, Kimashuku, in the Diocese of Moshi. Since then, the Consolata Missionaries have been actively engaged in evangelization within this Parish. This marks our very first Parish in this Diocese at the feet of Kilimanjaro, the highest maountain in Africa.\n<\/span><\/div>
\"Allamano<\/a> From Earth to Eternity: The Heavenly Birth of Saint Joseph Allamano<\/a> This centenary is a providential moment of grace, praise and thanksgiving to God for the gift of Saint Joseph Allamano. The celebration draws us into gratitude for a founder whose life continues to shape missionary identity and inspire holiness across generations.\n<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n
\"MSHINDO1\"<\/a> Tanzania: Inauguration of a new Consolata Shrine<\/a> February 13, 2026, will remain a remarkable and grace-filled day in the memory of the Consolata Missionaries and the Christian faithful of the local Church. On this day, the Parish of Our Lady Consolata, located in Mshindo, Iringa, Tanzania, was officially inaugurated as the first Consolata Shrine in Tanzania. <\/span><\/div>
\"20260319Vilson6\"<\/a> Father Vilson Jochem: \u201cWe Are Not Alone in the Mission\u201d<\/a> Originally from Atalanta (Santa Catarina), in southern Brazil, Father Vilson Jochem, born on June 16, 1972, is the son of Ernesto and Adir Fontanive Jochem. A Consolata missionary, he has been working in Venezuela for 26 years. In this video, recorded in Rome, he shares his life and mission among the Warao indigenous people in Nabasanuka, on the banks of the Orinoco River, in the state of Delta Amacuro.<\/span><\/div>
\"20260320VC7\"<\/a> Religious community as expression of ecclesial communion<\/a> There has been discussions and arguments that seem to say that although the high number of religious communities in the church is a sign of the richness of the gifts of the Holy Spirit, it is also a sign of irreconcilable ideologies of the Founders. This kind of idea tries to present the differences in charisms as foundations of divisions.<\/span><\/div>
\"20260219Pace\"<\/a> \u201cPut your sword back into its sheath\u201d<\/a> Looking at today\u2019s world, we are confronted with an uncomfortable truth: how much peace has humanity truly known? When we reflect on history, it becomes almost impossible to count days without war. Some scholars even suggest that it is easier to identify moments of true peace than to calculate the absence of conflict. This is not merely a historical observation, but a profound insight into the human condition.<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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