Ecclesiastical News

Pope Francis Commends Claretian Missionaries on their 175th Jubilee Anniversary

Rome, Italy. In a heartfelt letter dated July 8, 2023, Pope Francis extended his warmest congratulations to the Superior General of the Claretian Missionaries, Mathew Vattamattam, CMF, as the congregation embarks on a momentous celebration commemorating the 174th...

Pope Francis appoints Fernando Prado Ayuso, CMF, new bishop of San Sebastian

Vatican City. The Holy See has made public in its 12:00 noon Bulletin of today, Monday, October 31, 2022, that Pope Francis has appointed the Claretian religious Fernando Prado Ayuso, CMF, Bishop of San Sebastian. The Apostolic Nunciature has also communicated this to...

The Pope, the Environmental Crisis, and Frontline Leaders | The Letter: Laudato Si Film

In 2015, Pope Francis wrote Laudato Si’ (The Letter); an encyclical letter about the environmental crisis to every single person in the world. A few years later, four voices that have gone unheard in global conversations have been invited to an unprecedented dialogue...

Becoming ever more acquainted with St. Anthony Mary Claret

Rome, Italy. On August 28, 2022, Cardinal Juan de la Caridad García Rodríguez, Archbishop of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of San Cristóbal de la Habana, visited the General Curia of the Claretian Missionaries in Rome and shared a meal with the community. He was...