Ragama, Sri Lanka. St. Joseph Vaz Independent Delegation held its annual retreat from July 6 to 10, 2020. But unlike in the previous years, this year is quite extraordinary. Due to the restrictions brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Delegation opted for an online Spiritual Exercises directed by Fr. Paulson Veliyannoor, CMF, member of the Forge Team of the Congregation. Fr. Paulson directed them from the Forge Center for Renewal in Los Negrales, Madrid (Spain) through Google Meet.
Mannar, Sri Lanka. Eight Claretian deacons were ordained priests on May 22, 2025, at St. Sebastian’s Cathedral, Mannar, by Rt. Rev. Dr. Anthonippillai Gnanapragasam, Bishop of Mannar. Seven belong to the St. Joseph Vaz Independent Delegation (JVID), and one to...
The 8th Edition of the English Forge, held from September 22 to December 10, 2024, brought together 11 members from six major organisms for an intensive 80-day program. Designed for missionary identity and spiritual renewal, it featured community life, prayer,...
In line with the Congregation’s dream to go to the peripheries (QC 43), on the 8th of June 2024, on the Feast Day of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, a new Claretian presence was started in South Sudan, the youngest country in the world since its independence from Sudan...
