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.

  • Meditations

Lent: A New Measure

From the humility of Francis to the divine glory: Lent invites us to share in the beauty of Christ.

  • Donato Contuzzi
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  • Testimonies

Walking Towards Peter

A pilgrimage is, among other things, an interior journey to return to what is truly essential: on the path from Orvieto to Rome with a group of young people.

  • Riccardo Aletti
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  • Testimonies

The most beautiful day

A pilgrimage to Lourdes: five days of service, encounter and the discovery of the infinite mercy of God.

  • Monica Noce
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Retreat in San Valentino

In the footsteps of Blessed Rolando Rivi, four days of retreat in the Emilian hills.

  • Casa di formazione
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  • Testimonies

You have to see this!

In Taishan, between rain, songs and good food, you can encounter something beautiful and rare: a community.

  • Martino Zavarise
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  • Testimonies

Class, I present to you Augustine

1600 years later and across an ocean, the life of St. Augustine still opens a breech in the hearts of young people. A story from the capital of Massachusetts.

  • Michele Benetti
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  • Testimonies

What remained

A vacation under the banner of the Rule of St. Benedict in order to discover what makes us happy.

  • suor Ester Murino
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Young Priest Retreat

A week of retreat and common life for the recently ordained priests.

  • Varigotti
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  • Meditations

Welcome like children

In the House of Formation, the discovery of the meaning of welcoming.

  • Donato Contuzzi
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  • Meditations

The Short Way to Heaven

On the evening of Christmas, the Pope opened the Holy Door of the Basilica of St. Peter, kicking off the XXV Ordinary Jubilee in history. In this article, the path that brought us here.

  • Daniele Federici
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The celebration of a school

The Urafiki Carovana School of Nairobi received the Archbishop, who blessed the beginning of the construction of new sports facilities.

  • Nairobi
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Colonia urbana

Games, songs and dances gave shape to the two weeks of this camp held in Santiago de Chile.

  • Santiago de Chile
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  • Testimonies

“Hallo, Jesus!”

In a multiethnic Bonn, the young people can still encounter Christ.

  • Nicola Robotti
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Novena of the children

As is tradition, in the parish of Nuestra Señora de las Aguas the celebration of Christmas are prepared by the novena of the children.

  • Bogotà
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The embrace that saves

The homily of Fr. Paolo Sottopietra, superior general of the Fraternity of St. Charles, for the funeral Mass of Fr. Aldo Trento.

  • Paolo Sottopietra
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Mass of St. Charles

A celebration to exchange Christmas greetings with friends, relatives, and benefactors.

  • Milan
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  • Testimonies

Father Aldo, a great gift to the world

Fr. Aldo Trento, a priest of the St. Charles Fraternity who was a missionary in Paraguay for many in years, has died. The message of Davide Prosperi, President of the Fraternity of CL (clonline.org)

  • Davide Prosperi
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Acolyte

On Saturday, December 14th, the seminarian Giovanni Ferrari received the ministry of acolyte.

  • Casa di formazione
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