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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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What was life like for priests in the concentration camp?
“Behold, I am with you every day,” even in Dachau’s concentration camp… How was the ministry and mission of the priests in a place of suffering, torture, sickness, tragedy, and death? Jesus was with them
Schoenstatt Movement in Poland opens their homes to war refugees
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.
MARCH | For a Christian response to bioethical challenges
We pray for Christians facing new bioethical challenges; may they continue to defend the dignity of all human life with prayer and action.
The formation of women in Schoenstatt: a challenge for our time.
Women face the challenge of acquiring a profound knowledge of our era, its arguments, its anthropological viewpoints, which are always changing, since human history is in constant change. Only God is unchangeable and therefore man has to become experienced in finding God in the worldly events, which is where He manifests Himself.
Lisbon: new stage in the preparation for the next WYD
The Local Organizing Committee of WYD 2023 announces the “implementation phase” in the preparation of the WYM 2023
Message of His Holiness Pope Francis for Lent 2022
“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)
The War in Ukraine – A Call for Dialogue
What can we learn from this war? Peaceful coexistence presupposes that both sides are willing to engage in dialogue when different points of view arise.
Pope Frances announces 2 March as day of prayer and fasting for Ukraine
Pope Francis says his heart aches over the situation in Ukraine and announces a “Day of Fasting for Peace” on Ash Wednesday.
The mission of the Covenant of Love for children with Autism
Maria Claudia combines her Covenant of Love with her psychopedagogical work, allowing the Schoenstatt mission to be transmitted through her profession and her vocation in the accompaniment of families and children living with autism.
Pope renews prayers for tense Ukraine situation
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.
Pope urges a prayerful preparation for 2025 Jubilee
Pope Francis sends a letter to Archbishop Rino Fisichella, President of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelisation, as the Church begins preparations for the 2025 Jubilee year.