
Official statement of the International Schoenstatt Movement
General Presidium of the International Schoenstatt Work:
Regarding the press release of the Diocese of Trier of May 3, 2022.
“Beatification process for Father Kentenich suspended.”
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General Presidium of the International Schoenstatt Work:
Regarding the press release of the Diocese of Trier of May 3, 2022.
“Beatification process for Father Kentenich suspended.”

On Saturday, April 23, 2022, the eve of the Orthodox Easter, about 120 people, including refugees from Ukraine, hosts, volunteers and some who were interested, gathered at the Schoenstatt Pilgrims’ House for a get-together during the afternoon.

He is not in college yet. He is a few months away and is not sure whether to opt for Biomedicine or Aerospace Engineering. But this young American with Argentinian roots knows what he needs from the Catholic Church. Like many other young Hispanics, he is emphatic: “We need the Church to listen to us, we need to feel that it cares about us.

Our ideal model is neither on the catwalks nor on the covers of magazines

The Latin American Academy of Catholic Leaders organized its 1st International Seminar on Women with the objective of reflecting and deepening the role, contribution and challenges of women in the Church and society, in terms of co-responsibility, participation and communion, especially in the perspective of the synodality of the Church.

The Holy See Press Office releases the official text of the Act of Consecration of Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, which Pope Francis will pray on Friday, 25 March.

Now Sisters of Mary and other Schoenstatt communities in Schoenstatt, the place of origin, are preparing to welcome people from Ukraine as well.

Joseph, the husband of Mary, from whom Jesus was born. (MT 1:16)

The consecration of Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary by Pope Francis will take place during the Celebration of Penance on 25 March in St Peter’s Basilica.

The distance from the Schoenstatt Fathers’ shrine in Warsaw to Ukraine is only 215 km. There are already 700,000 Ukrainian refugees in Poland. The Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary and the Schoenstatt Fathers welcome refugees and need our help.

“Let us not grow tired of doing good, for in due time we shall reap our harvest, if we do not give up. So then, while we have the opportunity,
let us do good to all” (Gal 6:9-10)

Pope Francis urges world leaders to seek a peaceful solution to the situation in and around Ukraine, as Western nations warn Russia could invade its neighbor at any time.