Rome. Pope Benedict XVI will renounce his pontificate on February 28th “for reasons of strength and advancing age”. It is the first renunciation of a Pope in six centuries. The announcement was made personally during a consistory in the morning of February 11th.
Benedict XVI is 85 years of age and eight as the Sucessor of Peter, since he was elected at the conclave of April 2005.
The Claretian Missionaries, steadfast helpers of the Shepherds in the ministry of the Word (CMF Constitutions, 6) and heirs of the spirit of St. Anthony Mary Claret, renew our ecclesial communion expressed in fidelity to the Roman Pontiff (CMF Directory, 263).
Naples, Italy. The General Government took a few days of reflection before its intensive sessions in March. They pondered on matters that not only pertain to the internal life of the Congregation but also about current ecclesiological concerns. From March 2 to 4,...
…The service of authority at all levels is exercised in a synodal way: it promotes co-responsibility, fosters teamwork, respects and harmonizes differences (QC, 57b) 1. Dear brothers in our Querida Congregación and in the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary....
Yaoundé, Cameroon. From December 4 to 14, 2024, African Claretian Missionaries, through the governments of different major organisms, convened in Yaoundé with the General Government for a 10-day meeting to chart strategic directions for strengthening their mission...
