With Mary and the Pope: Renewing the Church in the Covenant of Love

May 18: Schoenstatt Family Covenant Day worldwide, the beginning of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate, 105th anniversary of the birth of St. John Paul II.
Welcome, Pope Leo XIV

Father Alexandre Awi Mello, speaking from Burundi, Africa, invites us to welcome and pray for the new Pope, Leo XIV.
Pope Leo XIV and Schoenstatt

The new Pope has already visited the Bellavista Shrine. Find out about this and other interesting facts about the new Pontiff and the Schoenstatt Movement.
Habemus Papam: Robert Francis Prevost – Pope Leo XIV

We welcome the successor of Peter: Leo XIV, the first Pope born in the United States, was elected on Thursday.
Conclave: How a Pope is elected

From the voting of cardinal to the burning of ballots, here’s a look at what happens inside the Sistine Chapel during a papal election.
The election of the Pope in times of artificial intelligence and social networks

The Church is preparing, once again, to experience one of the most sacred moments in its history: the election of the Successor of Peter.
Schoenstatt says Farewell to Pope Francis

Several Schoenstatt members were in Rome for Pope Francis’s funeral and shared their impressions with us.
One of the last presents received by the Pope: The Pilgrim Mother!

One of the last presents received by Pope Francis – perhaps the last – was the image of the Pilgrim Mother of Schoenstatt.
Fr. Alexandre: We want to take these days to remember everything the Pope gave us

Fr. Alexandre Awi Mello invites the entire Schoenstatt Family to stay close to the Church during this time of transition with their prayers.
Encounters of Pope Francis with Schoenstatt

Let us recall some remarkable moments of encounters that our Schoenstatt Family has had with the Holy Father over the years.
Francis, the Pope of Mercy

We can truly speak of a “before and after” in the era of Francis. We are grateful to the Pope of Mercy for his life.
Today begins the “24 hours for the Lord” in the Original Shrine

Together with Pope Francis and the whole Church, the Schoenstatt Movement is dedicating a day of prayer and penance.