Fraternity and mission

«Fraternity and mission» is the magazine of the St. Charles Fraternity. Since 1995, it has collected witnesses and meditations from our missionaries.

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Called to be with Him

In Turin, many young people are struck by an encounter: it is Christ who is calling them to follow Him.

  • Paolo Pietroluongo
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The most important game

A football game can be an occasion to rediscover true joy: a story about three seminarians at a bar.

  • Matthew Tobin
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A feast of colors

With thirty years of mission in Latin America, the missionaries of the Fraternity of St. Charles learn how to look upon a people who thirst for God.

  • Lorenzo Locatelli
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Like the first Christians

A letter from Kenya recounting the discovery that, even in the savannah, the faith is interesting.

  • Tommaso Benzoni
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Trust like children

During a baptism in Vienna, a child reminds us what it means to entrust ourselves to God.

  • Matteo Dall'Agata
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Audience with His Holiness Leo XIV

On Monday, March 16th, the Superiors of the Fraternity and the Missionary Sisters of St. Charles were received in an audience with Pope Leo XIV.

  • Redazione
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God is not a liar

The fullness of Easter is possible for those who live in companionship with Christ. A meditation from the Vicar General of the Fraternity of St. Charles.

  • Donato Contuzzi
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The joy of giving everything

From Poland to Germany and then to Italy, the sister of Sr. Alina, who, on March 25th, professed final vows in the Missionary Sisters of St. Charles Borromeo.

  • suor Alina Graz
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The Better Part

From the study of architecture in Milan to definitive consecration in the Missionary Sisters of St. Charles: the story of Sr. Francesca Favero.

  • suor Francesca Favero
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The World in Piazza Vittorio

A short way from the Termini train station, you can encounter all of the cultures of the world. Here, there is also the pastor of St. Eusebius who welcomes those who knock at the door.

  • Maurizio Pirola
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Showing Beauty

A group of young Hungarians in pilgrimage to the Sagrada Familia to discover the Beauty that touches the heart.

  • Michele Baggi
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Retreat in Pompei

For the formation house, a few days spent together in the magnificent setting of the Gulf of Naples.

  • Pompei
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Pain has become expectation

The suffering of the Madonna enters into our own, allowing us to look at the mystery of pain. A meditation from the rector of the House of Formation.

  • Ruben Roncolato
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My friend John

At the Catholic University Fu Jen of Taipei, the encounter with a special friend.

  • Emanuele Angiola
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The Journey to Truth

In Kenya, an exhibit on the life and thought of Fr. Luigi Giussani.

  • Nairobi
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“You have expanded my heart”

Christian life as imitation of Christ and total openness of heart. A meditation of Fr. Donato Contuzzi, Vicar General.

  • Donato Contuzzi
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A special place

In Minnesota, between the school and the parish, the first summer vacation of a special companionship.

  • Stefano Motta
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A true story

From Gudo Gambaredo to Venegono, a seminarian discovers gratitude in the encounter with the witnesses of the beginnings of the Movement.

  • Francesco Zannini
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An abyss of love

Going to the hospital to visit someone and leaving with the certainty of having found something more: a story from Mexico.

  • Tommaso Badiani
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Participating in Beauty

Young African, Indian and English people from the outskirts of Southampton: the Meeting of Rimini reveals a beauty that causes them to be reborn.

  • Matteo Pagani
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