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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...
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...
India: inauguration of the Juniors’ Course
The long-cherished dream of the Federation of Our Lady of Mount Carmel was realized on March 1, 2025, with the inauguration of the Juniors’ Course at Kurnool Carmel, the Federal Formation House. Rev. Bishop Johannes Gorantla OCD presi...
Siria: Message from the Carmelite Nuns of Aleppo – 11th March 2025
Dear friends, Many of you have asked for an update on the situation here, and we are very touched. The massacres that have taken place and continue to take place on the north-west coast of Syria, in the Alawite region where the former Presi...
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...
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. ...
Spain : Federal Meeting of Discalced Carmelites of Andalusia and Badajoz
From the 27th to the 31st January, the Sisters of the Federation of the ‘Virgin of Carmel’ of Andalusia and Badajoz held their 15th Meeting. We held it once again, facing the sea, in the ‘Santa Maria de Regla...
Philippine: Seminar-Workshop for Prioresses
The Philippine Federation of Discalced Carmelite Nuns organized a seminar-workshop for Prioresses from November 21 – 30, 2024 at the Carmelite Missionaries’ Center of Spirituality, Tagaytay city. The seminar-workshop aimed at empowering the Pr...
Senegal : 20 years of presence in Keur Mariama
With their celebration of St. John of the Cross, the Discalced Carmelites of Senegal gave thanks with their close friends for the 20 years since the creation of the site of Keur Mariama near Kaolack. The brothers arrived in Senegal in 2002, but...
South Korea: canonical approval of Uijeongbu Carmelite Monastery
On November 1, 2024, Uijeongbu Carmelite Monastery, located in Dongducheon, Gyeonggi-do, received canonical approval on July 3 of the same year, and celebrated its establishment with the Bishop of Uijeongbu and with 300 people include 30 priests, ...
Southern Brazil : Formation Meeting of the Federation of Notre-Dame du Mont-Carmel
From 11th to 17th November, 25 sisters from the 11 Carmels of the Federation of Notre-Dame du Mont-Carmel (Southern Brazil) met together at the Sao Joao da Cruz Spiritual Centre, in the town of Porto Alegre, to follow a cours...
Chile : VIIIth Meeting of CICLA-South, Brothers and Nuns
From 20th to 25th October, there was held the VIIIth Meeting of the CICLA-South, Brothers and Nuns. Participating were the Presidents, Delegates and Assistants of Federations and Associations, as well as the Prov...
Viet Nam: 25th Anniversary of the Federation of the Discalced Carmelite Nuns
On September 21, 2024, at the Carmelite Monastery in Saigon, the Federation “Our Lady of Mount Carmel” offered a thanksgiving Mass for the 25th anniversary of the Federation’s establishment and expressed gratitude to the benef...
Austria: Jubilee celebration in Linz
On Sunday 15 September, we had a joyful celebration of a Pontifical Mass with Mons. Manfred Scheuer in the Carmelite Church of Linz, as a conclusion of the Jubilee years of Teresian Carmel’s presence in Austria. Numerous Brethren from Austria ...
Korea: 50th Anniversary of the arrival of Carmelites
On Saturday, 5 October 2024, a special Mass was celebrated in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the arrival of Friars of the Discalced Carmelite Order in Korea. Under the slogan “A Mysterious Journey, 50 years of blessings, still b...
