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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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The central value for the Movement in Germany: “Together, attuned to the voice of God”.
The delegates of the Schoenstatt Movement in Germany met for an annual conference to establish the pedagogical guidelines for the year running from October 2022 to October 2023. They determined the central value for this year.
Mary, icon of woman for a synodal Church intrinsically Marian
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.
APRIL | For Health Care Workers
We pray for health care workers who serve the sick and the elderly, especially in the poorest countries; may they be adequately supported by governments and local communities.
Kisszelmenc – a small town in action
A few days after the outbreak of war in Ukraine, Kisszelmenc became one of the escape routes. The village has only a few hundred inhabitants. Overnight they found thousands of people on the streets trying to enter the European Union territory. The village came together to assist them.
Father Diogo M. Mendes Barata becomes the Schoenstatt Fathers’ new Provincial Superior in the Pentecost Province. “I have great hope in the youth!”
As of December 2021, he has assumed the position of Provincial Superior of the Province of Pentecost, which includes Chile, Ecuador, Mexico, USA, Portugal, and Spain.
Schoenstatt Centers in Poland need help for refugees from Ukraine
Several Schoenstatt Fathers’ and Sisters’ centres in Poland open their doors to refugees from Ukraine fleeing the war.
Pope’s Act of Consecration of Russia and Ukraine to Our Lady
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.
Schoenstatt Opens Houses for Refugees from Ukraine
Now Sisters of Mary and other Schoenstatt communities in Schoenstatt, the place of origin, are preparing to welcome people from Ukraine as well.
St. Joseph, Blessed Virgin Mary’s husband.
Joseph, the husband of Mary, from whom Jesus was born. (MT 1:16)
Pope to consecrate Russia and Ukraine to Immaculate Heart of Mary
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.
A woman’s “plus” according to Father Joseph Kentenich.
Kentenich’s profound and realistic analysis of the soul of man and woman, and the “plus” of woman.