Rome, Italy. Following the March intensive council meeting, Fr. Mathew Vattamattam, CMF, Superior General, has shared...
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Claretian Celebration of the Jubilee 2025: Message of Father General
As the Church continues the Jubilee celebration that began last year, on the occasion of the Feast of the Chair of...
“Embrace Christ as “the door” to God’s love”: Message of Father General on Christmas
Rome, Italy. The Superior General's Christmas message for 2024 encourages the congregation to approach Christmas as...
Let us celebrate proximity
My beloved brothers, dear Claretian Family, and friends, The Christmas of 2020 greets us in a special way with many...
Celebremos a proximidade
Meus queridos irmãos, querida Família Claretiana e amigos: O Natal de 2020 encontra-nos a todos submetidos a várias...
Witness of Communion
Dear Brothers, “You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a...
Feast Day Wishes on the Feast of Saint Anthony Mary Claret
Dear brothers, 150 years ago, our beloved father and Founder of our charismatic family, St. Anthony Mary Claret, was...
Unity and Diversity within Communities
Dear brothers, we start with a passage from the Bible: John 17. "Holy Father, keep them in thy name, which thou hast...
Rooted and Daring
Rome, Italy. We have a new book to illuminate the Claretian mission in our days. It has been written by Cardinal...
Message for the Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary – 20 June 2020
Dear brothers, I wish you all a joyful feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, which we shall celebrate this year with...
Announcement of the Celebration of the XXVI General Chapter
Dear brothers, On this feast of Pentecost, we have begun the remote preparation for the forthcoming XXVI General...
Welcoming the “New Normal” Life with Covid-19 Around Us
Dear brothers, Greetings of the Easter season! After nearly three months of getting used to both the fight against the...
Msgr. Josep Maria Abella Batlle, C.M.F., Appointed New Bishop of Fukuoka (Japan)
Rome, Italy. On April 14, 2020, Pope Francis has appointed His Excellency, Msgr. Josep Maria Abella Batlle, C.M.F.,...
Easter Online Claretian Family Gathering
Mexico City, Mexico. An Easter online Claretian Family gathering, mainly from the Americas, took place on Easter...
Easter 2020
Dear brothers and sisters of the Claretian family, I have no words to express what has been going on in me at this...
Letter to the Congregation from Father General (04-02-2020)
Dear brothers, Most of our brothers are in “lockdown” situation in most of the countries, collaborating with civil...
On the Feast of St. Joseph, Copatron of the Congregation
Dear Brothers, Fraternal Greetings from Rome. Today is the solemnity of St. Joseph, the patron of the General Curia,...
Message from Father General Amidst the COVID-19 Outbreak
Dear brothers, Fraternal Greetings. Thank you for being united with us in prayers and fraternal communion. COVID-19...
Newsletter Service and New Website of the Union of Superiors General
Rome, Italy. On February 27, 2020, the Union of Superiors General (USG) started sending its USG Newsletter, associated...
Memory of the Claretian Martyrs – 1 February 2020
Dear brothers, In the year of the 150th anniversary of the Pascua of Saint Anthony Mary Claret, the memory of the...
Final Address of Father General During the Recently Concluded Meeting of the General Government and Major Superiors Encounter in Chile
Dear brothers, We have been journeying together for the last one week exploring in a context of prayer, reflection,...
Opening Address of Father General During the Meeting of the General Government with the Major Superiors of the Congregation in Chile
Dear brothers, It is going to be five years in a few months since we celebrated the XXV General Chapter in August-...
Off We Go to the Amazon!
Iquitos, Peru. Msgr. Javier Travieso, CMF, Vicar Apostolic of San José del Amazonas, Peru, has been requesting the...
Feast of St. Anthony Mary Claret
Message 24th October 2019 Dear brothers, In this extraordinary Missionary month of October, we enter the 150th year of...
Birthday Greetings to Father General
Birthday Greetings to Father General on his 60th birthday. We thank the Lord for your gift of life and for dedicating...
Animating Northeast India Independent Delegation
Shillong, India. Superior General, Fr. Mathew Vattamattam, CMF, visited Northeast India Independent Delegation on July...
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...
Easter Greeting from Father general
The Gospel accounts which tell us of the apparitions of the risen Jesus repeatedly highlight two themes: Jesus’ desire...
Easter Message April 2019
Dear Brothers, Wish you the joy of Easter, the assurance from God that Jesus’ manner of living and loving is the way,...
The Directors and Collaborators of Revista VIDA RELIGIOSA with Pope Francis
Domus Sanctae Marthae, Vatican City. On March 7, the directors and collaborators of our VIDA RELIGIOSA Magazine of...
Presentation of The Book “The Strength of Vocation. The Consecrated Life Today”
Rome Italy. The presentation of the book "The Strength of Vocation. The Consecrated Life Today" which includes four...
Christmas Message 2018
At Christmas, I stand in bewilderment before the nativity scene. Here is the design of God for humanity to enter into...
A Visit to Mother Trinidad de la Santa Madre Iglesia
Rome, Italy. Father General, Mathew Vattamattam, CMF, recounts his experience on his visit to Mother Trinidad de la...
Fr. Mathew Vattamattam, CMF, Elected Member of the Union of Superiors General (USG) Executive Council
Ariccia, Italy. Father General, Mathew Vattamatam, CMF, was elected Member of the Executive Council of the Union of...
91st Annual and General Assembly of the Union of Superior Generals (USG)
Ariccia, Italy. Parting from the theme of the recently concluded Synod of Bishops on young people held in Rome last...
Recent Visit of Father General to Venezuela
Caracas, Venezuela. On the 20th of September 2018, Father General, Mathew Vattamattam, CMF visited and had a meeting...
Episcopal Ordination and Installation of Msgr. Josep Maria Abella, CMF as Auxiliary Bishop of Osaka Archdiocese
Osaka, Japan. At 11 am local time (4am in Rome) today, the 16th of July 2018, on the 169th anniversary of the...
Foundation Day 2018 – Message of Father General
Every year July 16 invites us to tune ourselves to the foundational inspiration that gave birth to the Congregation in...