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).
Dear brothers: As we all know, the world is living through an extraordinary moment, one in which violence and the disregard for human dignity—realities that have afflicted so many peoples for so long—are now manifesting themselves with renewed and unsettling force. We...
Sorrento, Italy. From March 16 to 18, 2026, the General Government took a few days of reflection before the start of their intensive sessions. They convened at the Franciscan Sisters Immacolatine's Oasi Madre Della Pace in Sorrento, Italy. They revisited the essential...
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...
