Rome, Italy. In a heartfelt letter dated July 8, 2023, Pope Francis extended his warmest congratulations to the...
Anniversaries
The Claretian Jubilee Year Has Begun! 175 Years of Spreading the Flame of the Spirit
Rome, Italy. On July 1, 2023, a significant ceremony took place at the Chapel of the General Curia in Rome,...
100 Years of Claretian Presence in the Dominican Republic (1923-2023)
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The Claretian Missionaries of Antillas celebrated with great fervor the centenary...
Twenty-five Years of Serving the Lord and His People
Madrid, Spain. On July 8, 2020, the community of Forge Center at Los Negrales (Madrid) celebrated the Silver Jubilee...
CENTENARY OF THE HOUSE OF SALLENT (1920 – 2020)
It was then Mr. Josep Sorribas Esquerrà, of the Clarà family who in 1858 inherited the "Casa Natal" Claret (dowry that...
Remembering Rhoel: Twenty Years After
Quezon City, Philippines. It was March 20, 2000, when the heavily armed group Abu Sayyaf stormed Claret School of...
Silver Jubilee Celebration of First Religious Profession in Korea Independent Delegation
Nampyeong, Korea. On April 13, 2020, the first day of the plenary meeting of Korea Independent Delegation, a...
Silver Jubilee Celebration and Blessing of New Church in Bishrail, West Bengal
Bishrail, India. This year marks the Silver Jubilee of the starting of St. Anthony Mary Claret Parish in Bishrail in...
150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSTITUTIONS
On February 11, 1870, Pope Pius IX approved in perpetuity the Congregation of Missionaries and its Constitutions. It...
A Year Full of Reasons to Celebrate
The year 2020 that we have just begun is full of Claretian anniversaries. On January 25, the commemoration of the 150...
Claretian Spirituality Congress: 150 Years in Mission 1870 to 2020
Santiago, Chile. One hundred and fifty years ago, on the 21st of January 1870, seven missionaries, headed by Fr. Pablo...
Celebrating 25 Years of Missionary Journey of Claret Bhavan – Narasannapeta (1995-2020)
Narasannapeta is one of the Mandal headquarters in Srikakulam, the North Eastern district of Andhra Pradesh, INDIA....
125 Years Witnessing and Announcing the Joy of the Gospel in Brazil (1895 – 2020)
Our missionaries arrived in Brazil on November 19, 1895. They disembarked in the port of Santos and, on the same day,...
Claret Nivas Celebrates 25 Years of Forming Missionaries
Kandy, Sri Lanka. On November 6, 2019, the Claretian Missionaries in Sri Lanka celebrated the 25th year anniversary of...
70th Anniversary of the Consecration of the National Shrine of the Heart of Mary
Panama City, Panama. On August 22, 2019, the National Shrine of the Heart of Mary celebrated its 70 years of...
Golden Profession Anniversary of Msgr. Juan Matogo, CMF
Bata, Equatorial Guinea. On August 14, 2019, Msgr. Juan Matogo, CMF, Bishop of Bata, celebrated his 50th anniversary...
Carving A Diamond: 75 Years of Religious Life
Mexico City, Mexico. Just as the diamond must be carved through a specific process to acquire the brightness and shape...
Inauguration of Golden Jubilee of Claretian Presence in India
Bengaluru, India: The Golden Jubilee Year of Claretian presence in India was inaugurated in Bengaluru on July 15,...
Message on the Foundation Day July 16, 2019
July 16 brings alive in us the seminary room in Vic in 1849 where our Founder and his five companions gathered in...
Preparing for the 50 Years of Claretian Presence in India
Bengaluru, India. The Claretian Missionaries in India prepares for its 50th year of presence in the country (1970 -...
Closing Celebration of the 100 Years of Claretian Presence in Bata
Bata, Equatorial Guinea. With the celebration of the Holy Eucharist presided by the Bishop of Bata, Msgr. Juan Matogo...
50 Years of Tumahubong
Sumisip, Philippines. Some former Parish Priests and Claretian Missionaries formerly assigned at San Vicente Ferrer...
FOUNDATION IN PRADES
From November 1868 to October 1879, our Congregation found a safe haven in southern France to pass the revolutionary...
100 Years of Life
On Thursday, 13th of December 2018, Fr. Salvatore Joseph Bonano, CMF, the eldest among the members of the Congregation...
Conclusion of the Silver Jubilee Celebration of Chennai Province
Barrackpore, India. The silver Jubilee Year of the Province of Chennai had marked a greater significance in the life...
Centenary of the Claretians in Agurain-Salvatierra
Salvatierra, Spain. The Province of Euskal Herria celebrated on November 17 the centenary of the Claretian presence in...
HUNDRED YEARS OF CLARETIAN PRESENCE IN AGURAIN-SALVATIERRA
On November 21, 1918, Fr. Julián Munárriz, provincial superior of Castile, and Fr. Lorenzo Alabert, superior of the...
THE TRACES OF THE PATH, TROD BY THE PROVINCE OF CHENNAI
We gratefully remember the paths our Province of Chennai had journeyed for the past twenty five years. It is a...
France Claretian Family Celebrates the Feast of Our Founder in Frontfroide
Fontfroide, France. On October 29, 2018 the Claretian Missionaries of France traveled to Fontfroide with the Claretian...
Commemorating Adversities that Opened Unexpected Horizons: 150 Years of a Revolutionary Storm that Transformed the Congregation
On September 18, 1868, the so-called Glorious Revolution broke out. On the 30th of the same month, Fr. Claret left for...
Ruby Anniversary of the Claretian Novitiate in Cameroon and Inauguration of the New Building of Antoine Probst of Kali
Kali, Cameroon. On July 2, 2018, on the occasion of the celebration of the forty years of the Novitiate House of the...
Ruifang Catholic Church Celebrates its 65th Anniversary of Foundation
New Taipei City, Taiwan. The year 2018 was a significant year in the life and mission of Ruifang Sacred Hearts of...
25th Anniversary of the Claretian Missionaries of the Province of Polska
Łódź, Poland. On Saturday, June 9, 2018, the day of the Solemnity of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, the Claretians of...
Feast of the Heart of Mary and the Golden Anniversary of the Province of Euskal Herria
Salvatierra, Spain. On May 12, a large group of people from the Province of Euskal Herria met in Salvatierra to share...
125th Anniversary of Don Benito
Don Benito, Spain. Our Congregation is celebrating the 125th Anniversary of our presence in Don Benito (Badajoz,...
JUBILEE OF 25 YEARS: Parish of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Luanda – Angola)
Luanda, Angola. After the Missions of São Pedro and S. Paulo, of Luso de (1969 - 1975); of the Mission of Cangumbe, in...
Official closing of the “Xifré Year” in Vic
Vic, España. On Saturday, November 4, the day after the memory of the death of Fr. Josep Xifré i Mussach, cmf, third...
Closing of the “Xifré Year” in the General Curia
Rome Italy. On November 4, the Community of the General Curia in Rome held a formative and spiritual day on the...
PERSONAL REFLECTIONS OF GUSTAVO A ALONSO TABORDA – 50 YEARS SINCE THE (1967) SPECIAL CHAPTER
Years ago, I presented some pages on the history of the first General Chapter held after Vatican II. Now, after 50...