Vatican City, 18 January 2021 To all consecrated persons, We draw close to you on the eve of a day dear to us, and to all consecrated men and women. A day dedicated to our wonderful vocation that makes God’s love for men, woman and the entire universe shine forth in various ways. On 2

Convegno “Carisma e creatività” sui beni culturali degli istituti di vita consacrata – 30 settembre / 1 ottobre 2021 promosso dalla Congregazione per gli istituti di Vita Consacrata e le Società di Vita Apostolica e dal Pontificio Consiglio della Cultura. CIVCSVA website

ACSI Newsletter December 2020   Message from the President Dear Friends, We are in Advent season. Everyone who is born a Christian understands the significance of Advent prior to Christmas. While the commercial world is engaged in advertising Christmas trees, caps, Santa Claus attire, turkeys and cakes of varieties, we Christians have a singular task.

Christmas 2020 Dear Friends, Well, here we are – Christmas in the year of COVID-19. Can we travel? Will we be able to gather with our family? How can I shop for gifts that I cannot see or touch? Will the post office deliver my packages on time? Will we even be able to worship

Dear sisters and dear brothers, We still carry in our hearts the echoes of our meeting on November 21, which allowed us to see many fellow travelers and allowed many others to participate and learn about the reality of the AMCG-Charismatic Families in dialogue. “…. Today together”, says the second part of the title of the

Dear friends, Outside my window a frisky squirrel is gathering nuts to put away in his secret hiding place to prepare for leaner times. This afternoon it will be out to the garden to bring in the last squash, peppers, and tomatoes before the frost predicted for this week. It seems to be a season of preparation, doesn’t it?  

La Congregazione per gli Istituti di Vita Consacrata e le Società di Vita Apostolica, da più di 60 anni accompagna i consacrati e le consacrate nel cammino di formazione continua attraverso lo Studium, Scuola interdisciplinare per la formazione al Magistero e alla Normativa canonica sulle Forme di Vita Consacrata nella Chiesa. Essa propone un iter formativo biennale

La revista Estar se complace en presentar a Lucía Alvear Ramírez, residente en la ciudad de Medellín (Colombia). Autora del libro Secularidad Consagrada en el Magisterio de la Iglesia (Barranquilla, 2015). Miembro del instituto secular Fieles Siervas de Jesús, Instituto de Vida Consagrada de Derecho Pontifcio fundado en Colombia en 1941, por la dirigente de

“I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, even if he dies, will live.” Jn 11, 25 Dear members of Secular Institutes around the world and affected by the coronavirus pandemic, In our “now” we experience the Easter Triduum, the mystery of life overcoming death. On behalf of the Executive Council of