March 25th - Feast of the Annunciation of the Lord, our sisters in the Holy Land went on pilgrimage to Nazareth together with the men and women Religious of the Giudea Region to celebrate the Year of Consecrated Life. Patriarch Fuad Tual celebrated a Solemn Mass, together with the Bishops of the Holy Land and over one hundred priests. The Jubilee Anniversaries of the sisters who were cel...

In the community of Marsala (Sicily), where the 'Sacred Heart Day Centre' is located, which assists the family in the area by taking care of  the children during the day, everything was prepared to celebrate the feast of St. Joseph, our Patron, so loved by the Marsalesi People, besides the whole Universal Church. The children, helped by the sisters and the laity who work with them,  made the ty...

In Jerusalem, on March 11th, the Apostolic Nuncio Bishop Lazzarotto, celebrated the Holy Eucharist in honor of the Pope’s second anniversary on his election to the See of Peter. The Patriarch and Latin Bishop of Jerusalem - Bishop Fuad Tual, concelebrated with Father Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Custodian of the Holy Land, along with the Bishops and priests in the Holy Land. Many consecrated me...

In our community in Foz do Iguaçù, Brazil, the Day for the Woman was celebrated with friends of our Institute and the lay personnel who work with the sisters. This was a  wonderful occasion to share and thank God for the gift of womanhood, which is a flower that God gave to  beautify life and perfume it with her virtues!"

On February 14th and 15th in the Pinheirinho Community in Curitiba, Brazil, a Provincial Assembly was held for the consignment of the General Directory of the Congregation, which was revised during the last General Chapter. Almost all the sisters of the Mother Carmela Province were present. The Assembly was presided by the Superior General -  Mother Vittoria Valentino -  accompanied by the ...

Il 2 febbraio, festa della Presentazione di Gesù al Tempio, è stata celebrata solennemente la Giornata della vita consacrata nella Basilica di San Pietro, con la S. Messa presieduta dal Santo Padre Francesco, e concelebrata dal Cardinale della Congregazione per gli istituti di vita consacrata e società di vita apostolica Sua Em.za João Braz de Aviz e il Secretario P. José Carballo. Alcune d...

In Italia, Acilia di Roma, giorno 29 nel pomeriggio, le nostre sorelle con le ragazze della Casa Famiglia, sono state invitate ad animare l’ora di spiritualità che trasmette Radio Maria. Vi hanno partecipato anche dei laici, nostri amici, che con emozione hanno seguito la celebrazione: il Santo Rosario in Italiano, Spagnolo, Portoghese, Inglese e Arabo; l’Adorazione Eucaristica e la celebrazione d...

Madre Carmela Prestigiacomo:  is pronounced VENERABLE! On Saturday, January 17th, at 12 noon, in the Cathedral in Palermo, Italy, a Solemn Eucharistic Celebration was presided by Cardinal Angelo Amato, Prefect of the Congregation for the Cause of the Saints, during which time the Decree on the Venerability of Carmela Prestigiacomo was proclaimed. (Read here the Decree: Decreto Venerabilità ) ...

Prayer vigil in the Mother House On the evening of January 16th, the sisters together with many friends and followers came together on the occasion of the Proclamation of the Decree on the Venerability of the Foundress, Madre Carmela Prestigiacomo, and held a Prayer Vigil in the Chapel at the Mother House in Palermo, Italy. Prayers were said that morning with the children of the...

Il 4 gennaio 2015 si è aperta una nuova missione a Wohlen, Svizzera! Il Parroco Padre Luigi ha presieduto la celebrazione d’invio, nella quale era anche presente il vicario episcopale, della missione cattolica italiana, della quale due nostre sorelle ne fanno parte: Suor Aparecida Jaques e Suor Cristina Compagno. Sono le prime nostre sorelle, di questa comunità, che Dio ha voluto in Europa, con...