Rome. Pope Benedict XVI will renounce his pontificate on February 28th “for reasons of strength and advancing age”. It is the first renunciation of a Pope in six centuries. The announcement was made personally during a consistory in the morning of February 11th.
Benedict XVI is 85 years of age and eight as the Sucessor of Peter, since he was elected at the conclave of April 2005.
The Claretian Missionaries, steadfast helpers of the Shepherds in the ministry of the Word (CMF Constitutions, 6) and heirs of the spirit of St. Anthony Mary Claret, renew our ecclesial communion expressed in fidelity to the Roman Pontiff (CMF Directory, 263).
Colombo, Sri Lanka. The Encounter of the General Government with the Major Superiors, which will be held from 1–9 March 2026 at the Serene Pasture Retreat Centre in Colombo, began on 2 March with Morning Prayer organized by Bro. Carlos Verga, CMF on behalf of the...
Rome, Italy. From 9 to 11 February 2026, the Commission responsible for revising the Constitutions met at the General Curia in Rome. Carlos Sánchez, Carlos Verga, Divin Kisakala, Jude Langeh, Antony Bhyju, Teodoro Bahillo, and Edgardo Guzmán, CMFF participated in the...
Rome, Italy. The XXVI General Chapter offered the Congregation a unifying dream and a clear direction for our ongoing transformation. We envisioned “a Congregation of missionaries who share their lives, diversity, and resources in communities shaped by the mission…...
