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Listening and Fasting: Message of Pope Leo XIV for Lent 2026
In 2026, the Pope invites us to a different kind of fasting: abstaining from words that offend and hurt our neighbor.
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“Alex, will you go with me?” Father Alexander Menningen: Father Kentenich’s closest disciple.
Father Alexander Menningen was Father Kentenich’s closest collaborator. He accompanied him in the most difficult moments. He never doubted the great mission that the founder had for the renewal of the Church, and he participated in it with profound dedication.
Father Kentenich had a vision for the future of the Movement from the beginning.
Joseph Kentenich was very clear from very early on about the importance of constituting a Universal Apostolic Confederation, according to a concept proposed by St. Vincent Pallotti, in order to organize the active forces of the Church. The Movement has as its fundamental strength those values that prompted its founding: love for Mary, personal sanctification, the education of one’ s personality taking Mary as educator, and a Schoenstatt on the go.
Laudato si’ Week: Global events to highlight concept of integral ecology
Laudato si’ Week, which takes place from the 22-29 May celebrates the seventh anniversary of Pope Francis’ encyclical on the care of creation, and focuses on the seven objectives pursued in the Laudato si’ Action Platform.
Pope: ‘Family life and love help moral theology interpret faith’
Pope Francis meets with participants in an International Conference on Moral Theology, and urges theologians to help turn the experience of family life and joy into an opportunity to enrich their field of study and the wider Church.
Pentecost Congress 2022. What is it about?
Pentecost Congress 2022: Schoenstatt representatives from around the world will meet to listen to the voice of the Holy Spirit and find common international directions and goals.
Pope’s Migrants Day message: ‘Better future must be built with foreigners’
Pope Francis releases his message for the 108th World Day of Migrants and Refugees, slated for 25 September, and says humanity must build our future with the help of people who have left their homes in search of a better life.
MAY | For Faith-Filled Young People
We pray for all young people, called to live life to the fullest; may they see in Mary’s life the way to listen, the depth of discernment, the courage that faith generates, and the dedication to service.
Father Joseph Kentenich: 75 years of his arrival in Uruguay
May 9, 2022. 75 years of Father Joseph Kentenich’s arrival.
Nueva Helvetia, Uruguay: a special place, chosen by God
Letter to the international Schoenstatt Family
“You are my letter of recommendation” (2 Cor 3:2)
“Free and transparent research” needed
Research needed on issues that cannot be resolved in beatification process
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.”
Beatification process for Father Kentenich suspended
Bishop Ackermann encourages free research on Schoenstatt founder