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

A new family

The homily of Msgr. Massimo Camisasca on the occasion of the diaconate and priestly ordinations of the Fraternity of St. Charles.

  • Massimo Camisasca
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  • Testimonies

Finally gaining everything

From Emilia to Mexico passing through Rome: the story of Giovanni Ferrari, who was ordained a priest on June 27th.

  • Giovanni Ferrari
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Ordinations 2026

Photos of the ordination of Fr. Giovanni Ferrari, newly ordained priest and Alessandro Milanesi, now a deacon.

  • Roma
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First Mass

The First Mass of Fr. Giovanni Ferrari, newly ordained priest of the Fraternity of St. Charles.

  • Roma
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May in the Oratory 2026

In the heart of Turin, the 44th edition of “Maggio in oratorio” has come to a close: a month of cultural events, music contests, sports tournaments, and, above all, community life.

  • Torino
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  • Testimonies

God offers us a friendship

The encounter with Christ and the desire for Baptism. Two stories of conversion from Taiwan.

  • Martino Zavarise
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  • Testimonies

The mercy of God is infinite

Last Rites is a sign of the infinite mercy of God, invoked by the priest. A witness full of gratitude.

  • Francesco Montini
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Candidacy

For two seminarians of the Fraternity of St. Charles, this marks an important step on the path to the priesthood.

  • House of Formation
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  • Testimonies

The source of friendship

The experience of unity among brothers who live far from one another, like it was for the disciples sent by Christ, arises in reuniting around the Master. A story from the retreat for young priests.

  • Filippo Pellini
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  • Testimonies

Stealing paradise

The embrace of confession becomes the occasion -as it was for the good thief- to rediscover peace in the last moments of life.

  • Stefano Peruzzo
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  • Testimonies

In the heart of Prague

In the middle of the city, a place of peace and beauty where one can rediscover a relationship with Christ.

  • Marco Basile
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Definitive Incorporation

In preparation for his ordination to the diaconate, seminarian Alessandro Milanesi has been formally admitted to the Fraternity of St. Charles.

  • House of Formation
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  • Testimonies

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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  • Testimonies

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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  • Meditations

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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