On Saturday, May 25th, the seminarians Matthew Conte and Matthew Tobin, originally from New York and Washington D.C., respectively, were admitted as candidates for Holy Orders, the first step towards the priesthood. The rite took place during a Holy Mass celebrated at the House of Formation. After the ceremony, there was a celebration and a […]
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On Saturday, May 11th, the priests and seminarians of the Fraternity of St. Charles accompanied groups of Knights (middle school students) from Rome and the Lazio region to the city of Anagni for the traditional ceremony of the “promise”. About 70 kids renewed their decision to follow Jesus through the company of the Church.
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On Wednesday, May 1, during the Holy Mass celebrated by Fr. Paolo Sottopietra in the chapel of the House of Formation, Tommaso Benzoni, Simone Moretti and Andrea La Piana were definitively incorporated into the Fraternity of St. Charles. The three seminarians will be ordained to the diaconate on June 22 in the Basilica of St. […]
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During Holy Week, at our parish of Immaculate Mary in Mexico City, some university students of Communion and Liberation put on a “village mission”: a week of catechesis, workshops, games and prayers for the children of the neighborhood. For the university students, accompanied by our priests, it was an occasion to experience the joy of […]
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From March 23-27, Gioventù Studentesca (Student Youth) groups from across Mexico gathered at Cumbres del Ajusco National Park to spend several days together. The kids traveled from Mexico City, Oaxaca, Chihuahua, and Querétaro to take part in the vacation. The theme of the week, filled with games, hikes, prayer, and discussions, was “Called to Love”.
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The university students of Communion and Liberation in Chile held their vacation in Vilches, a locale at the feet of the Andes and in the center of the country. The young people, accompanied by the priest of the Fraternity of St. Charles, spent their days in hikes, games, singing and moments of sharing. The vacation […]
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On Saturday, March 16th, the parishioners of Santa Maria del Rosario gave life to a traditional Way of the Cross along the streets of the neighborhood of Las Aguas, the part of Bogotá where the Fraternity of St. Charles has been present since 2016. The event was, as always, an occasion of public testimony in […]
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The company of the Knights in Lazio met in the center of Rome for a public Way of the Cross.
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From Wednesday, February 28th to Sunday, March 3rd, the House of Formation of the Fraternity of St. Charles took a retreat together at San Giovanni Rotondo. The seminarians and their formators were able to pray in the places where St. Pio of Pietrelcina lived, thus having the occasion to become closer to one of the […]
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On Saturday, February 24, at the Catholic University Fujen of Taipei, Msgr. Massimo Camisasca presented the first Chinese edition of his book La Casa, La Terra e gli Amici (House, Earth, Friends). After the meeting, Msgr. Tommaso Chung An-Zu, bishop of Taipei, celebrated the Holy Mass in the university chapel in memory of Fr. Luigi […]
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As is usual, the recently ordained priests of the Fraternity of St. Charles gathered at Varigotti for a week of prayer, encounter and dialogue. From the 30th of January to the 6th of February, around thirty missionaries exchanged experiences and testimony from five different continents. To enrich their reflection, a few different guests spoke on […]
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On Saturday, January 27, the parish of St. Charles at Ca’ Granda (Milan) organized a pilgrimage in memory of Fr. Antonio Anastasio, called by all “Anas”. The day began with Holy Mass celebrated at the cemetery of Bruzzano, where our brother and friend was laid to rest, and continued with the visit to the tomb […]
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Once again this year, the parish of Blessed Pedro Bonilli of Sanitago, Chile, organized its Colonia Urbana. Every day, from the 8th to the 19th of January, around 230 children and 80 helpers gathered to spend time together during the hot summer days. From breakfast to afternoon snack, the program included songs, theater, moments of […]
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This January, the young people of the parish of St. Raphael in Asunción, Paraguay, traveled to Argentina to complete the “Camino of St. Brochero,” a pilgrimage of about 30 kilometers from the peak of the “Alturas de Córdoba,” all the way to the sanctuary dedicated to St. José Gabriel of Rosario Brochero, a priest who […]
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The novena of Christmas is an important tradition in Colombia: for nine days, every evening, people gather with friends and family to celebrate together with traditional Christmas songs. In our parish of Bogotá, the priests of St. Charles organized a special novena for the children: for each day, games, songs, moments of catechesis and lunch […]
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On Saturday, December 16, in the chapel of the House of Formation, the seminarian Simone Moretti received the ministry of Lector. The following week, on Saturday, December 23, the seminarians Tommaso Benzoni, Andrea La Piana and Simone Moretti received the ministry of Acolyte. Both ministries are important steps approaching the diaconate and priesthood.
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As is tradition, on Sunday, December 17, close to Christmas, the Fraternity of St. Charles invited friends and benefactors to celebrate together with a Mass in the parish of St. Charles at Ca’ Grande. Besides the opportunity to celebrate with one another, the occasion was marked by a witness of Fr. Paolo Sottopietra, superior general […]
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On Saturday, November 18, the priests of the Fraternity of St. Charles who are on mission in Puente Alto (Santiago, Chile), accompanied the local community of Communion and Liberation on a pilgrimage to the sanctuary of the Virgin of Lo Vásquez. Photo by Josè Miguel Torres Garzon.
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On the occasion of the feast day of St. Charles Borroemo, on Saturday, November 4th, our mission in Puente Alto in Santiago, Chile celebrated the patron of the Fraternity with friends and parishioners. The program began with a witness from Sr. Maria José Viedma, followed by Holy Mass and an evening of songs and Italian […]
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On Saturday, October 21st, in the chapel of the House of Formation in Rome, five seminarians took part in the Rite of Temporary Incorporation in the Fraternity of St. Charles. The new temporary members are: Garrett Behr, Andrea Civita, Gianpaolo Gontero, Paolo Maurina, and Tiago Lucio.
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This past 17th of September was the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the founding of our parish of St. Joseph in Nairobi, Kenya. The celebration, which saw a great number of participants, was presided by Msgr. David Kamai, auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Nairobi. On this occasion, the 50 years of mission in […]
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On Saturday, September 16, we celebrated the 38th anniversary of the foundation of the St. Charles Fraternity, and the 18th anniversary of the Missionary Sisters of St. Charles. The party took place at our parish, Santa Maria del Rosario, in the Magliana neighborhood on the outskirts of Rome. The event began with witnesses from Santiago, […]
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The house of formation started the new year of seminary with a retreat in Cotignac, France. The central moment of the trip was the pilgrimage to the sanctuaries of Notre-Dame de Grâce and Saint-Joseph du Besillon in Contignac. Priests and seminarians also went to visit places where, according to an ancient local tradition, Mary Magdalene […]
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Once again, the Missionary Sisters and the Fraternity of St. Charles met lots of friends this year at the Meeting of Rimini from the 20th to the 25th of August. At our stand, many people saw the poster entitled “By Means of Them: Paul and Barnabas, the first missionary voyage”, and listened to the witnesses of our priests, […]
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