In August 1582 Camillus de Lellis, who had been appointed the house administrator of the St. James of the Incurables Hospital of Rome, wanted to reform care for the sick. However the first difficulties began to appear. As is often

On the occasion of the fortieth anniversary of the proclamation of St. Camillus as the patron saint of military health care, the inauguration took place at the ‘Salus Infirmorum’ Church of the ‘Celio’ Military Polyclinic of a work by Maestro

Forty years ago, on 27 March 1974, St. Camillus de Lellis was proclaimed by Pope Paul VI the special patron saint of military health care. For this anniversary, the Military Ordinary Archbishop for Italy, Monsignor Santo Marcianò –  who on Thursday

The ‘three days of spirituality’ which witnessed Camillian religious of Italy come together from Tuesday 18 March to Thursday 20 March in the generalate house of the Order in Rome must be seen in more than positive terms. This meeting,

Greetings of Father Paolo Guarise, the Vicar General of the Order, to those Taking Part in the Three Days of Camillian Spirituality:    THE CHARISM OF ST. CAMILLUS: A PRECIOUS GIFT IN FRAIL HANDS   Introduction to the Three Days

Over the next few days three Camillian brothers will be ordained as deacons. They are Alfredo Tortorella, who will be ordained a deacon on 23 March in the parish of ‘Santa Maria delle Grazie’ of Melito in Napoli, and Umberto

On 28 February last the Camillian sister, Candida Bellotti, celebrated her hundred and seventh birthday, confirming that she is the oldest woman religious in the world. Her story, told during the course of a press conference that was held in

The pilgrimage of the relic of the heart of St. Camillus to Mesagne and Cosenza has just come to an end. To mark this event, we asked the Camillian, Father Eugenio Sapori, a Professor at the Camillianum, about the meaning

The Office for Communications of the Fourth Centenary has learnt with great joy that a docu-fiction entitled ‘I will serve you’ is currently being made. This is an account of the life of St. Camillus and lays emphasis on his