News Friars Archivi - CARMELITANI SCALZI
Spain: Saint Teresa returns to her shrine in Alba de Tormes.
On the 26th of May, the urn containing the body of Saint Teresa of Jesus was returned to its usual place in the centre of the altarpiece in the church of the Discalced Carmelites in Alba de Tormes. From the 11th to the 25th of May, more than 93,00...
Italy: Jubilee Celebration of the Carmelite Family in Rome
On the 2nd of June, the Order of Carmelites (OCarm) and the Order of Discalced Carmelites (OCD) celebrated their jubilee of the Holy Year together in Rome. At 3:45 pm, the two general councils began their pilgrimage to the Holy Door of ...
Brazil: Symposium on the centenary of the canonisation of St Therese
‘THERESE OF LISIEUX, MASTER OF HOPE’ was the theme of the symposium, which commemorated the centenary of the canonisation of St. Therese. The event took place from the 1st to the 4th of May 2025 at the Teresian Centre of ...
Italy: week of spirituality to celebrate the centenary of the canonisation of Little Flower
One hundred years after the canonisation of St Therese of the Child Jesus, the Semi-Province of Napoli promoted an intense week of spirituality at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish in Bari. The aim was to inspire people with the ‘Little Way’ and...
OCDS meeting of CICLA South
The OCDS members from Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay met from 24-28 April for the OCDS meeting of CICLA South, which is held every three years. Paraguay hosted this year’s meeting, which had the theme “What I ask is lo...
Philippines: Blessing of new novitiate house
On 26 April 2025, the Philippine Province of St. Teresa of Jesus celebrated the blessing of the newly completed building of St. Elijah Convent and Novitiate House in the Diocese of Malaybalay, Philippines. The occasion was graced by the presence o...
India: Fr Charles Serrao OCD Appointed Pontifical Commissary for the Rosarian Congregation
On 2 April, Fr Charles Serrao OCD, belonging to the Karnataka-Goa Province, has been appointed Pontifical Commissary for the Rosarian Congregation by the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, for a period of...
MEXICO CITY: VII NATIONAL MEETING OF THE CARMELITES
On the 14th, 15th and 16th of March the VII National Meeting of the Carmelites was held in Mexico City, with the participation of the great Mexican Carmelite Family: Brothers, OCDS, laity, etc. from the communities that make up the Province of Sai...
Philippines: Congress on prayer
On April 9, 2025, thousands of faithful gathered at the Smart Araneta Coliseum for the “Congress on Prayer II: Confidence in Love”. The event marked the 100th anniversary of St. Thérèse of Lisieux’s canonization and celebrated...
Tanzania: Inauguration of Carmel Prayer House in Dodoma
January 18, 2025, was a day filled with joy for the Discalced Carmelite Friars of St. Therese of Child Jesus, Vicariate of Tanzania. A multitude of the faithful from Dar Es Salaam, Mbeya, Morogoro, and Dodoma gathered at Carmel Prayer House to be ...
Philippines: Basilica of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel celebrates golden jubilee as a parish
On 17 February 2025, the Minor Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in the Philippines celebrated its 50th anniversary since being established as a parish in 1975. The concelebrated Eucharistic celebration marking t...
Lebanon: Visit of the relics of Saint Therese of the Child Jesus
The Committee of Preparation for the visit of the relics of Saint Therese of the Child Jesus held a press conference on Tuesday, 11th February 2025, at the Catholic Media Center, sponsored by Archbishop His Grace Antoine Nabil Al-Andari...
Official statement: Facial reconstruction of Saint Teresa of Jesus
28th March 2025 510th anniversary of the birth of Saint Teresa of Jesus On 28 August 2024, in Alba de Tormes (Spain), the long process of identification and study of the mort...
Central Africa: 10th Meeting of the Carmelite Superiors of francophone Africa and Madagascar
The annual meeting of Carmelite Superiors of francophone Africa and Madagascar was held at Bangui from the 20th to the 24th January. For the first time, our meeting took place at the delegation of Central Africa, now blessed ...
Portugal : 20th anniversary of the death of Sister Lucie
On 13th February, 2005, Sister Lucie of Jesus and of the Immaculate Heart of Mary died at the Carmel of Saint Teresa at Coimbra. She was 97 years old, having spent 57 of them at the Carmel, during her long pilgrimage on this earth. ...
