Guayaquil, Ecuador. A gathering of the New Generation, a group of 80 young people (acolytes, missionary childhood, youth groups) belonging to the communities and apostolic structures in the Ecuador area of the Province of Colombia Oriental – Ecuador, took place on February 9, 2019 in the city of Guayaquil. They met to deepen themselves in the Claretian spirituality, with the theme: Young people with Christ in the style of Claret. Fr. César Arias, CMF, coordinator of the area, took this initiative in the company of Fr. Enrique Aponte, CMF, Prefect of the Apostolate of the said Organism.

With the Church in Spain, Promoting a Vocational Culture
The Vocations Congress, held in Madrid from February 7 to 9, 2025, gathered more than 3,000 participants, including bishops, religious, seminarians, and laypeople, to reflect on the theme “For whom am I?”