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Schoenstatt is present at the First International Congress on Accompaniment
Schoenstatt makes its contribution to the First International Congress on Accompaniment, with an emphasis on working with families.
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International meeting of the Institute of our Lady of Schoenstatt
The Institute of Our Lady of Schoenstatt recently celebrated the 75th anniversary of its founding. This vocation consists of the call to consecrated life in the midst of the world, as a way of giving oneself for Schoenstatt and for the Church.
Pope at Angelus: ‘Fear not but be vigilant’
Pope Francis encourages us not to be afraid as our lives are firmly in God’s loving and provident care, but we must ‘be ready’ at all times, vigilant and attentive to serving God and our brothers and sisters.
Romania: Getting closer to God during vacations
The Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary, who thanks to some benefactors and institutions abroad were able to transform their basements into meeting rooms, organized three vacation camps for girls of different ages at their center in Temeswar, Romania. Under the motto “I have written you in my hand”, they made handicrafts, played games, celebrated Mass, prayed, and enthusiastically learned about the life of the Blessed Mother and Father Kentenich.
Pope at Audience: Canada, a penitential visit ‘like no other’
Pope Francis resumes his weekly Wednesday General Audience after a July break, and dedicates his catechesis to his recent Apostolic Journey to Canada, a penitential pilgrimage dedicated to embracing indigenous peoples who suffered injustices over the centuries.
On the way to the future – Sixth General Chapter of the Schoenstatt Fathers
The 6th General Chapter of the Community of Schoenstatt Fathers will begin on the 3rd August at the place where the international Schoenstatt Movement was founded.
Croatia – Towards the installation of the Father Symbol, August 2022
In Mala Subotica, the place in Croatia where the first shrine was consecrated 13 years ago, a big celebration will take place this year on Saturday, August 27, 2022
AUGUST | For Small Businesses
We pray for small and medium-sized businesses; in the midst of economic and social crisis, may they find ways to continue operating, and serving their communities.
International Communities of the Schoenstatt Movement prepare for their General Congress
This summer and fall, some international communities of the Schoenstatt Movement will hold a General Chapter or General Congress. The elected representatives of the communities meet as the “highest collegial authority” to set the direction for the future course of the community, make binding decisions, and elect or re-elect community leaders.
The Original Shrine welcomes Portuguese-speaking pilgrims
Queen of hope and love. This is the title by which the coordinators, missionaries and families of the Pilgrim Mother crowned the Blessed Mother during her 10th Pilgrimage to the Original Shrine on July 10, 2022.
Vatican releases programme for Pope Francis’ Canada visit
The Holy See Press Office releases the programme for Pope Francis’ Apostolic Journey to Canada, due to take place on 24-29 July.
Pope’s Penitential Pilgrimage to Canada to reconcile and heal
Pope Francis is set to fly to Canada on Sunday for his 37th Apostolic Visit abroad. He’ll be travelling to the Canadian cities of Edmonton, Quebec, and Iqaluit, where the Holy Father will bring his closeness to indigenous peoples who suffered from attempts to erase their culture, especially in the residential schools system.
Questions arise about Joseph Engling in Rome: Opportunity to get to know him better
Rome raised new questions about Joseph Engling, the young co-founder of Schoenstatt. The vice-postulator of his cause for canonization sees this as a challenge to introduce him to today’s youth as a model of sanctity from a new perspective.