Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.On August 25, the Claretian Deacon, Jean Edouard Israel, was ordained a priest. He is of Haitian nationality, and is working in Songo la Maya Cuba. He was ordained by the Archbishop of Santiago de Cuba, Monsignor Dionisio García Ibañez, in the parish of Purísima Concepción de Ti Arriba, Songo La Maya, Santiago de Cuba. It is the first ordination that takes place in the said parish after more than 100 years of its foundation.
Medellín, Colombia. On March 6, 2026, the Animación Pastoral Parroquial of the Province Colombia–Venezuela organized an online formation meeting on “Pastoral and Missionary Conversion.” The gathering brought together Claretian missionaries and lay collaborators from...
Basmata, India. On 15 February 2026, Sujit Kisku, CMF, of the Delegation of Kolkata, was ordained to the Sacred Order of Priesthood at St. Claret Church, Basmata. The ordination was solemnly conferred by His Excellency, Julius Marandi, D.D., Bishop of Roman Catholic...
Owerri, Nigeria. On Saturday, February 7, 2026, the Claretian Missionaries, East Nigeria Province, joyfully celebrated the diaconate ordination of nine of their students during a solemn Eucharistic celebration at Maria Assumpta Cathedral. The Mass, which began at...