Press release from the consecrated men and women participating at the Congress for formators

Vatican City, 10th April 2015 As consecrated men and women attending the Congress for Formators which is being held in Rome from the 7th – 11th April 2015, we feel the need to urgently denounce, “with the fragile and powerful voice of the Gospel”, the persecution of Christians taking place in different parts of the

Address of Holiness Pope Francis to participants of a meeting for Formators of Consecrated men and women, 11 April 2015

Dear Brothers and Sisters, Good morning, [The Cardinal Prefect] told me how many of you there are, and I said: “But with the shortage of vocations there are more formators than candidates!”. This is a problem! We need to ask the Lord to do everything possible to ensure more vocations! I thank Cardinal Braz de

Final Message of the International Congress of Formators, Rome 7-11 April

Blessed are you, the formators At the end of this Congress, the deep and vibrant experience we have lived together invites us to bring the Word of God alongside our lives as consecrated men and women, our communities and fraternities, our institutes, our cultures and the lands we come from, our service in the Church

52nd World Day of Prayer for Vocations. Message of Pope Francis

MESSAGE OF POPE FRANCIS FOR THE 52nd WORLD DAY OF PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS 26 APRIL 2015 – FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER Theme: Exodus, a fundamental experience of vocation Dear Brothers and Sisters, The Fourth Sunday of Easter offers us the figure of the Good Shepherd who knows his sheep: he calls them, he feeds them

Pope Francis: Homily XIX Day of Consecrated Life

Before our eyes we can picture Mother Mary as she walks, carrying the Baby Jesus in her arms. She brings him to the Temple; she presents him to the people; she brings him to meet his people. The arms of Mother Mary are like the “ladder” on which the Son of God comes down to

Pope’s Video Message at Vigil for Beginning of Year of Consecrated Life

Apostolic letter of his Holiness Pope Francis
to all consecrated people on the occasion of the Year of Consecrated Life

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Consecrated Life, I am writing to you as the Successor of Peter, to whom the Lord entrusted the task of confirming his brothers and sisters in faith (cf.Lk 22:32). But I am also writing to you as a brother who, like yourselves, is consecrated to God. Together let us thank

Indulgences for the Year of Consecrated Life

Vatican City, 28 November 2014 (VIS) Latin text Italian text   The Holy Father, on the occasion of the Year of Consecrated Life, will concede plenary indulgences, with the customary conditions (sacramental confession, Eucharistic communion and prayer in keeping with the intentions of the Supreme Pontiff) to all members of the institutes of consecrated life

Pope to the consecrated men and women: creative fidelity to tradition

http://media02.radiovaticana.va/audio/audio2/mp3/00454995.mp3 https://www.cmis-int.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/francisco-iiss-italiano.mp3 014-11-27 Vatican Radio (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis received the participants in the plenary assembly of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life on Thursday in the Clementine Hall of the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican. From the 25th to the 29th of November, the participants in the plenary

VII Encuentro Latinoamericano y Caribeño de Vida Consagrada

Quito – Ecuador, 13 a 17 de octubre de 2014  DOCUMENTO DE SÍNTESIS Del trabajo realizado y de la experiencia vivida en este encuentro entregamos la siguiente síntesis: Ver la realidad “Jesús es camino” (Cf. Jn 14,6), Él vino a nuestra mesa para compartir con esta Asamblea, en la que nos encontramos reunidos varios Obispos