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Italy: Meeting of European formators
From the 27th to the 31st January 2025, 38 directors met at Bocca di Magra, at the spiritual centre of the Ligurian Province. They came from 18 different European circumscriptions. : Austria, Italy, Malta, France, Spain, P...
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...
Italy: Father Saverio Cannistra named Archbishop Metropolitan of Pisa
On Friday, 6th February, the Holy Father named as Metropolitan Archbishop of Pisa Father Saverio Cannistra, OCD, former Prepositor General of Discalced Carmelites, and currently Vicar of the parish of Saint Pancras in Rome...
Germany : Closure of the Jubilee Year
On Saturday 14th December 2024, we closed out our double centenary of the convent and church of Sainte-Thérèse of Munich, with a solemn pontifical Mass presided over by our dear brother, Cardinal Anders Arborelius OCD, Bishop of Stock...
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...
Wallis and Futuna: Foundation of the OCDS
A group of people who gathers at the Carmelite Nuns Monastery of St. Therese in Wallis and Futuna, after a period of prayer, study and discernment, began formally their formation to become OCDS. The ceremony of admission took place last December 1...
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...
Sumatra: Birth of OCDS in the Land of the Martyrs Blessed Dionysius and Redemptus
As we awaited the birth of our Savior, a significant event unfolded in the land of Aceh, North Sumatra, on December 22, 2024. Fourteen men and women committed themselves to begin the OCDS initiation period. This marked the beginning of OCDS histor...
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, ...
Burkina Faso : Gift of provisions to the internally displaced persons of Pabré
At the start of this New Year and in the wake of Christmas, the Community of Discalced Carmelites of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso gave joy to the internally displaced persons of Pabré by sharing some provisions. This gift of provisions took plac...
Indonesia: OCDS National Assembly
On October 17-20, The OCDS of Indonesia held a national assembly in Denpasar Bali, which was attended by 14 communities’ representatives from all over Indonesia. A total of 103 participants attended. The theme was “Obedience as the mai...
Sri Lanka: News from the OCDS
On October 12, 2024, the OCDS in Sri Lanka gathered in Colombo for a fraternal sharing. The OCDS in Sri Lanka was founded on November 24, 1974, at Corpus Christi Carmel monastery, Mattakkuliya in Colombo. During the meeting the OCDS discussed impo...
India: Fraternal Visit to the OCDS
During the months of October and November, Fr. Ramiro Casale, Delegate General for the OCDS, visited the Seculars of the Indian Provinces of Karnataka-Goa, Malabar, Manjummel, South Kerala and Tamilnadu. The meetings and activities were an excel...
National OCDS Meeting in Holland
On October 4, 2024, members of the OCDS communities of The Hague, Volendam, Nijnsel, Rotterdam and Sittard in Holland assembled at Sint Nicolaaskerk Church in Baarn, to reflect on the topic, “Do whatever He tells you to do.” Each one of the co...
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...
