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Maria Rast – Europe’s first daughter shrine celebrates its 75th anniversary
Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki presided over the anniversary Mass marking the 75th anniversary of the Schoenstatt Shrine of Maria Rast.
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Mario Hiriart, a layman with the makings of a saint
July 15, the day when venerable Mario Hiriart died

Croatia – becoming a heart in the Father
At the shrine in Ivanovici, which was inaugurated in 2018, it was possible to build connecting paths to the shrine last month

Amoris Laetitia and Schoenstatt’s pedagogy: How to put it into practice?
It’s time to talk about family, here is an interview with Fr. Alexandre Awi and the Ghelardi Family

What are the stages in a canonization process?
Who are the Schoenstatters currently in the process of canonization and at what stage is their process

Nathalie Becquart the Pioneer, Women in the Church
New paths are opening up for women’s participation in a Church that is becoming synodal.

Revitalizing the family as a preeminent instrument of evangelization
Online Amoris Laetitia forum with 350 participants from all over the world

Karl Leisner: when passion and love shape a life
A one mass priest and Nazi prisoner, he gave his life through the strength of Jesus and the Covenant

Mary, Mother of the Church, a relatively new feast
Mary, Jesus’ mother, is also mother of the members of his body, which is the Church.

Enthusiasm and joy during the first International Week for the Original Shrine
Five days with various celebrations at the Original Shrine, ending with a 12-hour marathon on Saturday, May 15, under the motto: Light for the World.

Vatican offers guidelines for diocesan WYD celebrations
The Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life presents guidelines for World Youth Day celebrations in particular churches as a resource to be creative in planning and implementing initiatives which show that the Church considers its mission with young people to be a pastoral priority.

What is the meaning of the jug in the Shrine and why is it there?
In most of the Schoenstatt shrines, there is usually a jug, a jar which stands in front of the altar.