CHILE, iglesia.cl / Fr. José Luis Correa • Pope Francis has appointed as bishop of Calama the priest Tomás Abel Carrasco Cortés, until now pastor of La Sagrada Familia in the city of Los Angeles and advisor to the Madrugadores. — The priest Tomás Abel Carrasco Cortés, was born on November 13, 1970 in El Huachi, rural sector of

PERU/VATICAN, Manuel Huapaya • Every four years the General Assembly of Caritas Internationalis takes place in Rome. The 162 countries that are members of the Caritas confederation around the world meet to review the path they have taken, the experiences they have had and to renew their mission or, in some cases, to amend their paths. At this assembly,

PERU, Fr. Rafael Reategui, Fr. José Luis Correa • On May 13, in the midst of a very tense and uncertain political situation, Fr. Rafael Reategui presented the President of the Republic of Peru with a picture of the Mother Thrice Admirable of Schoenstatt. — Fr. Rafael Reategui, who sealed his covenant with the Blessed Mother in 2005, is

ARGENTINA, Tita Ríos/Claudia Echenique • This Thursday, May 18, 2023, the Jubilee walk toward the 25th Anniversary of the Wayside Shrine of Our Lady of Schoenstatt in the city of Nogoyá, province of Entre Ríos began. On this covenant day, the pilgrims received a visit from the patroness of the place, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, and then they

ITALY, Pamela Fabiano • The blessing of home shrines in Italy continues. In Tuscany in particular, many families are experiencing the beauty of having the Blessed Mother in their homes. After Laura Liberati’s story, Maria Laura Borelli Respino also shared her experience with us. — On Saturday, April 22, 2023, I had the grace of having Father Beltrán and

ECUADOR, Fr. Rafael Amaya/mf • On May 9, the teachers of our school San José de la Comuna in the Shrine of Quito united in the Covenant of Love with Mary. — The San José de La Comuna School, a work of the Niños de María Foundation, is a school for some 300 children in the La Comuna neighborhood,

GERMANY, Peter Hagmann • In this second evening of the Men’s Workshop trilogy “Life crises that led to faith”, Milan recounts his journey: As a Croat in Bosnia, he was brought up as a Christian, but in his environment the Christian faith did not have much importance and this lasted for a long time. — Due to the bad

ARGENTINA, Maria Fischer • “Delia, from the Wayside Shrine?” I asked Gabriela Sarquis, a member of the Board of Directors of the Casa del Niño, as we traveled to Florencio Varela and talked about everything that comes up during a trip of more than an hour. She spoke about the mother of a friend, Delia, and her commitment to

PUERTO RICO, PARAGUAY, GERMANY, Edgardo L. Rivera • During the weekend of April 28th to May 1st, the missionary motorcyclists from Germany, Paraguay and Puerto Rico went on pilgrimage with the Blessed Mother through the highways of their countries. It seems that they planned it, but no, it was all the work of the Holy Spirit who, through the

PORTUGAL, Lena Castro Valente • World Youth Day, which will take place in Lisbon from 1 to 6 August, is fast approaching. There is not much time left! World Youth Day is always preceded by international meetings of Schoenstatt youth. In Lisbon, 1400 young people are expected. It is necessary to welcome them and provide them with everything they