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Brazil – Curitiba

Transforming lives

Transforming lives

… “the poor are the privileged recipients of the Gospel” ... We have to state, without mincing words, that there is an inseparable bond between our faith and the poor. May we never abandon them. (EG 48) When looking at realities that surround us now, we are...

Thirteen Houses Project

Thirteen Houses Project

I was a stranger and you welcomed me. (Mt 25:35) In January 2021 two families lost their homes and all their belongings and documents in a fire caused by an electrical short circuit. Due to the difficulty of accessing the place, the firefighters did not have the time...

Sr. Clemência de OLIVEIRA, Heading to the Altars of Sainthood

Sr. Clemência de OLIVEIRA, Heading to the Altars of Sainthood

A Brazilian Daughter of Charity from Ceará is heading for the altars of sainthood! The Servant of God, Sr Clemência de Oliveira (Francisca Benícia de Oliveira), widely known simply as Sr Clemência, was born on 23 August 1896. She came from a humble family in Redenção,...

Vocation Ministry in the face of a new reality

Vocation Ministry in the face of a new reality

How very precious is a good missionary! God must raise him up and fashion him; that is the work of His omnipotence and His great goodness.  (St Vincent ,VII, 626) When we begin a new year, we think of proposals and projects and when we prepare an action plan, we...

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