Karen Bueno, autor en Schoenstatt

13 years of service at the Original Shrine: Saying goodbye to a mission that leaves a lasting impact

Anyone who has visited Schoenstatt in the past 13 years has surely run into Norbert and Bernadette Weweler at some point.

“The Family, Cradle of Love” was the topic of the interview with director Juan Manuel Cotelo on the podcast “It is good for us to be here!”

More than 80 young people, one week, one project – The Schoenstatt Youth in Germany is preparing for a new edition of the Night of the Shrine.

The celebration held in Mala Subotica was attended by 1,500 Schoenstatt members from various regions of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

International Encounter Festival: “It’s never been so beautiful,” said one man, expressing what all the visitors were feeling.

Carmen Domínguez, from the Schoenstatt Family Federation in Chile, was elected to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child.

From August 21 to 23, a new edition of Totus Tuus brought together more than 120 young people aged 15 to 18.

Fr. Dr. Marcelo Cervi, of the Institute of Diocesan Priests, was elected to the CMIS Presidential Council.

For six weeks, two married couples from Monterrey, Mexico, were blessed to volunteer in direct service to the Original Shrine.

From a home for priests and guests to the “Movement House”: Marienau begins a new chapter in its eventful history.

From August 6 to 19, 2026, a new session of the Schoenstatt Fathers’ International Pastoral Course took place in India.

Sister M. Anika Lämmle and Father Stefan Strecker were introduced as the new directors of the pilgrimage.