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International Congress of Lay Canossians
From 12 to 20 July 2025 the International Congress of Lay Canossians will be held in Rome - Ottavia with the theme: WITH MAGDALENE PILGRIMS OF HOPE IN THE WORLD. The Lay Canossian in the Synodal Church
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Light up your life. Hymn to Saint Magdalene of Canossa
At the end of the Jubilee Year Celebration, we want to continue to live the invitation of Saint Magdalene who invites us to light the gift of charism in our hearts, to reactivate charity as a gift of love and freedom. “Charity is a fire”, says Saint Magdalene: we want...
Brazil: Family celebration
On Friday 20th September, at the Monsignor Quércia-Canossianas College, in the city of Araras-BR, the family celebration was held with the theme: “Light up life: 250 years since the birth of Saint Magdalene of Canossa”. The children of the nursery school and primary...
M. Erminia and Mother Celeste: martyrs for love
Today marks the 25th Anniversary of the MARTYRDOM of our Canossian Sisters, M. Erminia Cazzaniga and M. Celeste Carvalho, killed in East Timor in 1999. Their testimony has left an indelible mark on our Institute and invites us to believe that Love conquers death and...
Ignite Conference Brisbane 2024
The Sisters of the Delegation of Australia participated in the wonderful annual event “Ignite Conference Brisbane 2024”. The event began on Thursday 19th September in the afternoon, and concluded on Sunday 22nd September bringing together thousands of young people for...
Closing of the Jubilee Year
The Jubilee Year for the 250th Anniversary of the birth of Saint Magdalene is almost over. We share the rich program organized by the commission of the Canossian Charismatic Family (Verona). For those who would like to participate in the live streaming, they must...
Zikomo Kwambiri! (Thank you very much)
The landscape we saw when we entered the land of African took us from Blantyre to Mangochi. It alternated at times with the colour of straw, the baobabs, the mud houses and the land that was suffering from drought due to lack of rain, with the hot asphalt, the...
15th September: “It’s our feast!”
A feast cannot be improvised, it requires preparation… On Saturday, 14th September, feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, the two Canossian communities of San Michele and Ottavia met to prepare themselves spiritually, as a family, for the solemnity of Mary,...
In the Heart of Christ, the Peripheries of Existence are the Centre: the Pope visits East Timor
As part of his 45th international journey to Southeast Asia and Oceania, East Timor welcomed Pope Francis to its country from 9th-11th September 2024. The euphoria of Pope Francis’ pastoral visit to East Timor, known as the land of the Holy Cross and Holy Mary, is...
Light up your life… In the footsteps of Don Tonino Bello. A story of steps taken together
STORYTELLING is the last step to take, but not in importance, of the youth camp “Light up your life…in the footsteps of Don Tonino Bello”, promoted by the Canossian youth ministry, held from 31st July to 15th August, starting from Molfetta and reaching the “De finibus...
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A marvelous experience: together with Pope Francis
"Christ Glorious, Christ Glorious, Christ, Christ Our Lord" The beautiful lyrics of the song enlivened the Gelora Bung Karno stadium Jakarta, the parishioners cheered and welcomed the Holy Father's arrival. On September 5, 2024 Indonesian Catholics celebrated the...
Teresian Institute congress at Bakhita House
On October 31, November 1, 2 and 3 we had the opportunity to receive in our Guests House "Ospitalità Bakhita" the members of the Coordinating Group of the Europe Platform of the Teresian Institution. There are several objectives that convene them on this occasion:...
Youth Marian Festival 2024
Saturday 19 October the Canossian Novitiate in San Juan City came alive with joy as young people from Paco and San Juan gathered for the Youth Marian Festival 2024, themed "Together with Mary, our hearts are always burning in Christ”. The day was filled with faith,...