Vic, Spain. The Encounter with Claret 2026 is being held from 24 February to 26 March 2026, gathering 16...
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“My Spirit Is for the Whole World”: A Missionary Beginning in Papua New Guinea
Kupang, Indonesia. On 24 February 2026, Fr. Yohanes Paulus I, CMF; Fr. Metodius Manek, CMF; and Fr. Edvan Andreas...
Council and Local Superiors in Assembly
Nkué, Equatorial Guinea. From February 22 to 25, 2026, the Council of the Delegation Padre Xifré met with all the...
FR. JOSÉ NIETO GONZALO, CMF
Fr. José Nieto Gonzalo, CMF was born in Villadepera, Zamora, Spain on May 19, 1940. He made his first profession on...
Communion
After one week of intense work, Sunday the 11th of September served as a day of excursion, rest, and celebration. It...
“Gazing at the stars we model the matter”
We began our Saturday session thanking God for the new day, so we gathered in the chapel around the table of Jesus and...
Have you tied cords to the Pleiades, or loosened the bonds of Orion? (Job 38:31)
The fifth day was the beginning of a new stage in this encounter; the liturgy was animated by the brothers of ECLA,...
Jambo, Asante Sana, Karibu – The 1st Phase of the Encounter of Major Superiors and the General Government
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0ZRqbBdELw Dear brothers, greetings from Karen, Nairobi, Kenya, on behalf of all the...
The Start of a Serious Commitment
Negombo, Sri Lanka. For two days, the Congregation in Sri Lanka witnessed the start of a serious commitment of...
Ubuntu – I Am Because We Are
The African philosophy of “ubuntu” is a way of living that begins with the premise that “I am” only because “we are.”...
Asante sana
Asante Sana means “thank you very much” in Swahili. And that’s what we did at the beginning of the third day of our...
Hakuna Matata – No worries
The second day of the meeting could be summarized in the Swahili expression “Hakuna Matata” made so famous by the...
BRO. PASCUAL HERNANDO CALVO, CMF
September 6, 2022
100 years – Building of a temple to the Heart of Mary in Rome approved
In August 1922, the XII General Chapter of the Congregation met in Vic. In Session number 42, September 6, the...
Day 1 – Encounter of the Major Superiors with the General Government
The Encounter of the Major Superiors with the General Government started with vespers on Sunday, September 4, 2022,...
I vow to God forever!
Yaoundé, Cameroon. Seven Claretian Missionaries have just made their perpetual vows in the Congregation during a...
Fr. Félix Manjón Vaquero, CMF
Fr. Félix Manjón Vaquero, CMF was born in Pobladura de Aliste, Zamora, España on February 16, 1937. He made his first...
Invitation of Father General to the Congregation
Dear brothers, We are getting ready for an important congregational event, which I consider significant after the last...
Story behind the transfer of the Headquarters of the General Government of the Claretian Missionaries to Rome 100 years ago
Although many think that the transfer of the seat of the General Government of the Claretian Missionaries to Rome was...
August 2022: A Great joy in Mâe de África Independent Delegation
Luanda, Angola. The Independent Delegation of Mâe de África and the Christian communities with which it shares its...
“The Lord has been great with us, and we are glad!”
Bata, Equatorial Guinea. The Padre Xifré Delegation has incorporated into the Congregation three young men who have...
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...
Nairobi: The Central Hub of the Claretian Digital Continent in the coming days
Nairobi, Kenya. The Communications Department of the Congregation has everything geared up for the upcoming Encounter...
20 New Cardinals impelled by the fire of the Spirit to be concerned, courageously, with things great and small
Vatican City. Pope Francis presided over on Saturday, August 27, 2022, the ordinary consistory at the St. Peter’s...
FR. JUAN MARÍA CANALS i CASAS, CMF
AUG. 24, 2022
U.S. Catholic named “Magazine of the Year” for 2022
Chicago, USA. The Catholic Media Association (CMA) has named U.S. Catholic “Magazine of the Year” for 2022....
FR. JUAN SALOMÉ DOMÍNGUEZ DOMÍNGUEZ, CMF
AUG. 16, 2022
Anton Probst Novitiate continues to give birth to new Dreamers
Ekali, Cameroon. After a year of novitiate formation, fourteen novices from four Major Organisms, namely Polska...
August 13 – Remembering the Claretian Martyrs Seminary of Barbastro
Jesus, you know,I am your soldier:Always by your sideI will fight.With you alwaysAnd till I dieOne flagAnd an...
Peaceful Coexistence Among Diversity: A Day with Two Monks at Casa Claret
Kurunegala, Sri Lanka. We dream of a Congregation committed to universal brotherhood (Fratelli tutti), justice, peace,...
Fr. Francesc de Paula Casañas i Galofré, CMF
Fr. Francesc de Paula Casañas i Galofré, CMF, was from Valls of the diocese of Tarragona, Spain. He died in the...
CAMP CLARET, 1st Edition in the DRC
Kikwit, DRC. The first edition of the CLARET WAY was organized from August 01 to 06, 2022 in Kikwit, in the province...
New Provincial Government of Sanctus Paulus 2022-2028
Vic, Spain. On Saturday afternoon, August 6, 2022, Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord, the Provincial Chapter of...
Fr. Juan Martín Askaiturrieta Ezkurdia, CMF, New Provincial Superior of Sanctus Paulus
Vic, Spain. On Friday, August 5, 2022, the members of the 1st Provincial Chapter of Sanctus Paulus Province elected...
New Provincial Government of Perú-Bolivia 2022 – 2028
Chaclacayo, Perú. On Thursday, August 4, 2022, the members of the III Provincial Chapter of the Claretian Province of...
Fr. Ronel Ángel Chipana Peña, CMF, New Provincial Superior of Perú-Bolivia
Chaclacayo, Perú. On Wednesday, 3rd of August 2022, the III Provincial Chapter of the Claretian Missionaries of...
Walking Together: Pilgrimage to St. Anne de Beaupré Shrine in Quebec City with Pope Francis
Québec City, Canada. To fulfill one of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) calls to action given...
Fr. Bru Cañigueral Colls, CMF
Fr. Bru Cañigueral Colls was from Cassá de la Selva, Spain died on August 2, 2022, at the Hospital Sagrat Cor de...
III Provincial Chapter of Perú-Bolivia
Chaclacayo, Peru. The Claretian Province of Perú-Bolivia is celebrating its III Provincial Chapter from July 31 to...