Managua, Nicaragua, and Tela, Honduras. December 2024 marked significant milestones for the Claretian community with...
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“Dialogue with the Human and Divine: Consecrated Life in Churches and Religions”: XLIX Congress of the Claretianum
Rome, Italy. From December 10 to 13, 2024, the XLIX "Convegno Claretianum" gathered participants under the theme...
Claretian Missionaries Celebrate 50 Years of Presence in Gabon
Franceville, Gabon. From December 19 to 21, 2024, the Padre Xifré Delegation concluded the Golden Jubilee celebrations...
Claretian Educators Gather Virtually for Transforming Education Dialogue
New York. On 4 March 2024, a virtual session convened by the Claretian team at the United Nations in New York and...
Bringing Hope to Munyenge : Fr. Jude’s Journey of Forgiveness and Renewal
Munyenge, Cameroon. Six years after being kidnaped and tortured in the forest of Cameroon, Fr. Jude Thaddeus Langeh,...
FR. JOSÉ MARIA COLLELL FARGAS, CMF
April 07, 1934 – March 06, 2024 (Province of Brazil/ Provincia de Brasil)
General Government’s days of reflection and fellowship
Assisi, Italy. As is customary before its intensive sessions in the month of March, the General Government spent a few...
FR. LAURINDO SMANHOTTO, CMF
September 25, 1929 – March 03, 2024 (Province of Brazil/ Provincia de Brasil)
Major Superiors of Claretian Missionaries in Africa Conclude Annual ACLA Meeting in Luanda
Luanda, Angola. The Major Superiors of the Claretian Missionaries of Africa (ACLA) held a week-long session in Luanda,...
Appointment of Fr. Aitor Jiménez CMF as undersecretary of the DICLSAL.
Rome. The Holy Father has appointed Fr. Aitor Jiménez CMF as undersecretary of the Dicastery for Institutes of...
A Journey of Faith and Service: Videos on the Claretian Mission
Rome, Italy. To celebrate the Jubilee Year of the 175th anniversary of the founding of the Congregation of...
The Province of México Meets in Assembly in Morelia to Discuss its Future Direction
Morelia, Michoacán. The Claretian Spirituality Centre in Morelia hosted the XVI Provincial Assembly of Mexico from...
ACLA Major Superiors’ Meeting 2024 in Luanda: Embracing Reflection and Collaboration
Luanda, Angola. The Major Superiors of the Provinces, Delegations and Mission posts of the Claretian Missionaries in...
Visit of the Superior General to the Claretians of the United Kingdom and Participation in the UK Regional Assembly in Hayes
Hayes, United Kingdom. Fr. Mathew Vattamattam, CMF, Superior General of the Claretian Missionaries, accompanied by Fr....
Fr. JULIÁN CORRAL GUTIÉRREZ, CMF
August 9, 1934 – February 17, 2024 (Santiago Province / Provincia de Santiago)
FR. JEAN LOUIS BALAÑA DUBOIS, CMF
April 2, 1940 – February 15, 2024 (Province of Sanctus Paulus/ Provincia de...
More Training to Serve Better: Discerning Leadership Workshop in Equatorial Guinea
Nzang-Ayong, Equatorial Guinea. The Padre Xifré Independent Delegation organized a Claretian Discerning Leadership...
Claretian Missionaries Join Consecrated Men and Women from All Over the World in Preparation for Jubilee 2025
Rome, Italy. From February 1 to 4, 2024, more than 300 delegates of Consecrated Life from around the world, coming...
Fr. KINGSLEY IKENNA MADUIKE, CMF
October 24, 1971 – February 13, 2024 (Province of East Nigeria/ Provincia de East...
Consecrated Life Week XIV 2024: Rooted, Growing, Bearing Fruit
Kupang, Indonesia. The XIV Week of Consecrated Life 2024 brought together men and women from across Indonesia in a...
Graceful Reflection: Korea Independent Delegation Gathering
Seoul, South Korea. From February 5 to 7, 2024, Korea Independent Delegation held its First General Gathering to...
Embracing the Diving Call: Ordinations in Cameroon and India
The Saint Pius X Parish in Ngoya, in the Diocese of Obala in Cameroon, witnessed a momentous occasion on 1 February...
ICL-Sanyasa Hosts 20th National Seminar
Bengaluru, India. As has been the tradition since its very beginnings, the Institute of Consecrated Life –...
Even the walls must speak of who we are and what we do in the Church: Blessing of the Claret Gallery
Rome, Italy. As part of the Jubilee celebration of the Claretian Missionaries, the Superior General Fr. Mathew...
The Word of God at the Heart of our Mission
Yaoundé, Cameroon. Between Sunday the 14th and Sunday the 21st of January 2024, all Claretian Missionaries in Cameroon...
ICLA – Religious Life Week 2024: Social Friendship and Diakonia in a Fragmented World in the Light of Fratelli Tutti
Quezon City, Philippines. “Social Friendship and Diakonia in a Fragmented World in the Light of Fratelli Tutti” was...
FR. JOSÉ DÍEZ BORGES, CMF
May 07, 1934 – January 19, 2024 (Santiago Province / Provincia de Santiago)
An Exposition and A Book to Commemorate the 175th Anniversary of Claret’s Arrival in the Canary Islands
Las Palmas, Spain. A movable exposition called "Historia de un regalo de Dios para Canarias" by Miguel Ángel Sosa was...
FR. ÁNGEL ESTEBAN GONZÁLEZ, CMF
March 01, 1937 – January 18, 2024 (Santiago Province / Provincia de Santiago)
New Provincial Government of San Jose del Sur 2024 – 2030
Lujan, Argentina. During the III Provincial Chapter of the Claretian Province of San José del Sur on January 16, 2024,...
Malaysian Claretian Missionary Encounter with the General Superior
Kuching, Malaysia. From January 3 to 5, 2024, the Malaysian Claretian Missionary Encounter was held at the Gethsemane...
Fr. José Alejandro Abarza Morales, CMF, New Provincial Superior of San José del Sur Province
Lujan, Argentina. During the 3rd Provincial Chapter of San Jose del Sur held in Lujan of Buenos Aires City on January...
Beginning of the III Provincial Chapter of San José del Sur
Lujan, Argentina. After the IV Provincial Assembly's conclusion in Lujan, Buenos Aires, the III Provincial Chapter of...
FR. MILTON ALVAREZ GARCIA, CMF
March 10, 1944 – January 11, 2024 (USA-Canada Province / Provincia de USA-Canada)
Contemplating Christ in the Gospels: 2024 Quinquennium of Cameroun Independent Delegation
Yaoundé, Cameroon. Around thirty young Claretian Missionaries participated in the traditional quinquennium ongoing...
Nine Newly Professed Claretians from the Claretian Novitiate of America
Cordoba, Argentina. On January 6, 2024, the Feast of the Epiphany, nine Claretian novices who had lived their year of...
Nineteen young people admitted to the Claretian Novitiate of America
Cordoba, Argentina. On January 5, 2024, in the capital city of Córdoba, nineteen Claretian novices were admitted to...
FR. JAUME SIDERA I PLANA, CMF
October 20, 1929 – January 3, 2024 (Province of Sanctus Paulus/ Provincia de...
Annual meeting of the Spiritual Animation Teams of the Congregation
Colmenar Viejo, Spain. The members of CESC (Claretian Spirituality Center) and the Forge Team had their customary...