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.

  • Testimonies

A new life

Dozens of young people ask for baptism in the basilica of St. Joseph in Grenoble: a mysterious phenomenon that is transforming the Church in France.

  • suor Annie Devlin
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Why do we do all this?

The mission of the Fraternity of St. Charles in Nairobi: almost thirty years of a journey in the words of Fr. Giuliano, Fr. Daniele, and Fr. Mattia.

  • Maria Acqua Simi
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  • Meditations

Brother and friend

St. Francis and Giussani: two men divided by many centuries but closer to one another than it seems.

  • Massimo Camisasca
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  • Testimonies

“It must be true”

During a pilgrimage for the Jubilee, the proposal of the Church defeats the mentality of the world and reignites hope.

  • Patricio Hacin
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Mass at Ca’ Granda

In Milan, to exchange Christmas greetings, a celebration with friends, relatives, and benefactors.

  • Milan
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Summer camp at Las Aguas

In the Colombian capital, on the occasion of Christmas, two weeks of (summer!) camp.

  • Bogotà
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  • Meditations

Christ is Present

God comes into the world in the smallness of a baby, and continues to remain with us and in the world in the smallness of our human companionship: a meditation on the meaning of Christmas.

  • Massimo Camisasca
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Lectors and Acolytes

An important step in the formation of four seminarians from the Saint Charles Fraternity.

  • House of Formation
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  • Meditations

What makes life bear fruit?

Advent as the possibility to say our “yes” again, which makes our life bloom again. A meditation by Fr. Stefano Tenti, Treasurer of the Fraternity.

  • Stefano Tenti
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Ring the bells

A story of mission in the capital of Emilia.

  • Gianni Varani
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Grace can be touched

From Grenoble to Rome for the Jubilee: on a journey to discover the concreteness of grace.

  • Mariagiulia Cremonesi
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Temporary Incorporation

On Saturday, Oct. 26, the temporary incorporation of four young seminarians from Italy, Spain and the United States took place in the chapel of the House of Formation.

  • House of Formation
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40th anniversary at María Inmaculada

In Mexico City, María Inmaculada Parish is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Saint Charles Fraternity.

  • Città del Messico
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  • Testimonies

Something that transforms life

Cultivating relationships can lead to a shared path. Stories of the life of mission in the parish of Sacred Heart in Boston.

  • Mattia Ferraresi
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  • Testimonies

The flowers of Bogotá

The proposal of a place of authentic relationship to rediscover that “God is a good father.”

  • Marco Sampognaro
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  • Meditations

Living Icon of Jesus

Perché la Fraternità san Carlo si chiama così? Un parallelo tra don Giussani e il grande santo della Riforma cattolica.

  • Massimo Camisasca
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The story to which we belong

Three days in the footsteps of Fr. Giussani to get to know the history of the Movement of Communion and Liberation.

  • Milan
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  • Testimonies

What God is doing

The testimony of Fr. Gianluca Carlin, in Germany since 1994, witness of “years of pure grace” in the context of an Old Europe that is constantly less and less Christian.

  • Leone Grotti
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  • Meditations

Who is the priest?

A meditation of Msgr. Camisasca on the origin and the purpose of priesthood.

  • Massimo Camisasca
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