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COLOMBIA: 60th ANNIVERSARY OF CANONICAL ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PROVINCE
60 years ago, 25 April 1964, the presence of the Discalced Carmelites in Colombia was established as a Province. This new Province was born under the patronage of St, Therese of the Child Jesus and was composed of 6 Monasteries, with 45 Solemnly...
THE PHILIPPINES: 75th ANNIVERSARY OF FOUNDATION OF CARMELITE NUNS MONASTERY IN CEBU
Last year, the Discalced Carmelites celebrated 100 years of presence in the Philippine Islands, with the arrival of French Carmelite Nuns in Jaro, Iloilo, on 9 November 1923. Now this year, the Archbishop has declared a “Special year of Graceâ...
SPAIN: COMMENCEMENT OF RESEARCH ON THE TOMB OF SAINT TERESA OF JESUS
Since August 2022, the Discalced Carmelite Order has been studying and preparing projects regarding the re-opening of St. Teresa’s tomb in Alba de Tormes. Her tomb has not been opened since 1914 and it is now hoped to undertake serious researc...
INTERNATIONAL MEETING OF OCD NUNS Nemi (Italy) – 14th to 20th April 2024
Daily Chronicle Sunday 14.04.2024 World-wide representatives of Discalced Carmelite Nuns gathered this evening at the Centro ad Gentes in Nemi, to commence work on the revision of their ...
OCD and OCarm met at Monastery in Bocca di Magra
On April 2-6, 2024, the General Councils of the OCD and of the OCarm met at the Discalced Carmelite Monastery of Santa Croce, Bocca di Magra, Liguria. As has become the tradition since 1991, the two Councils meet twice a year, in June and D...
PERU: 2024 OCDS RETREAT
Members of the Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites in Peru met for their annual Retreat from the 23 to 25 February 2024. This year’s venue was the Spirituality Centre of the Dominican Missionaries of the Rosary in Lima. This annual Retreat...
THE OCDS IN GHANA
An OCDS Community is present in the city of Tamale and holds its meetings in the Monastery of the Carmelite Nuns there. Some of the OCDS members will pronounce their temporal vows shortly. All of them are deeply involved in their formation and...
Final message of the OCD and OCarm meeting – April 2024
2024 04 21 ING OCARM OCD RETREAT...
NIGERIA: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF THE OCDS
Last February, representatives of the OCDS Communities of Nigeria met in Benin City to discuss some important matters relating to their life as members of the Carmelite Secular Order. The General OCDS Delegate as well as the Delegate for Nigeria...
DEATH OF FATHER ALOYSIUS DEENEY, OCD
Father Aloysius Deeney, OCD (Geoge Joseph Deeney), died, as a result of cancer, in Indonesia, on 14 March 2024, at the age of 75. Father Aloysius was born in 1948 in Pennsylvania and was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia...
BURKINA FASO: Assistance for the evacuated of Dedougou
Due to terrorism, many people have had to be evacuated in Dedougou and are now homeless. Many of these are women and children and some are relatives of the OCD Friars of our Delegation. Being aware of the needs of these brothers and sisters, t...
SPAIN: Carmelite Nuns in Segovia celebrate the 450th anniversary of their foundation.
This year the Diocese of Segovia commemorates the 450th anniversary of St. Teresa’s foundation of the Monastery of St. Joseph on 19th March 1574. It was the 9th foundation of St. Teresa. In celebration...
New Bishops: Fr. Aurelio Gazzera OCD and Fr. Johannes Gorantla OCD
CENTRALÂ AFRICA:Â Fr. Aurelio Gazzera OCD nominated Co-Adjutor Bishop of Bangassou On Friday 23 February 2024, Fr. Aurelio Gazzera was nominated Co-Adjutor Bishop of Bangasso, in the Central Africa Republic. Fr. ...
Malawi: Annual Meeting of OCD Friars
The Carmelite Friars of Malawi have held their annual meeting. This is usually held at a Spirituality Centre in Salima, but this year it took place in our Community of Nyungwe, better known as the St. John of the Cross Spiritual Centre. It meant t...
Burkima Faso: Foundation Stone of Future Noviciate is laid
On Friday 9 February, in Pabre (Ouagadougou), with a temperature of 35 degrees under a red sky full of sand from the harmattan wind, the foundation stone of the future Noviciate of the Edith Stein OCD Delegation of West Africa, was laid. Th...
