Dear confreres, I greet you on my behalf, on behalf of the general consulta, and the members of the Santa Maria Maddalena community, our general house, here in Rome. This year, once again, we have the opportunity to celebrate Christmas,

In the rich heritage of artistic works kept in the house and the Church of Mary Magdalene, the wooden statue portraying the Immaculate Mary occupies a position of primary importance. This valuable image, which was probably produced during the second

MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS FOR THE 2023 WORLD DAY OF THE POOR 19 November 2023, Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time “Do not turn your face away from anyone who is poor” (Tob 4:7) 1. This, the seventh annual

On 15 May 1616, Ms. Settimia De Nobili, wife of Mr Giovanni Paganelli, a Roman citizen, died in Montecitorio, a few steps from the church of the Magdalene. The lady had been assisted in her infirmity by Father Cesare Simonio,

The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) presented by H.Em. Card. Philippe Nakellentuba Ouédraogo. The Holy Father has appointed H.E. Mgr. Prosper Kontiebo, M.I., hitherto Bishop of the Diocese

     DEAR CONFRERS, We hope that each of you will be full of life and hope in these days when we prepare to celebrate the feast of our patron and founder St. Camillus de Lellis. The example of this giant

From 18 May onwards, in order to adapt to common custom, Camillus had been in the infirmary. Physicians were consulted. He took away their embarrassment and anticipated their conclusion: ‘I am old and I am declining. From my sore comes

Tomorrow, 25 May, the anniversary of the birth of St. Camillus, we remember the Martyrs of Charity with an unpublished document kept in the archives of the Generalate, which lists the names of the first martyrs who fell while serving

The relics of saints have always been held in great veneration by Christians and the Magisterium has always been concerned to promote and guarantee the cult of saints and their relics. The Dicastery for the Causes of Saints on 8

Trust in God, and throw your bread into the river of life,  and thereafter you will find it in the sea of eternity.[1]     With Easter we live in a time of hope, moving towards the fulfilment of the

Today, 7 April marks the two hundred and eighty-first anniversary of the beatification of the Venerable Servant of God Camillo de Lellis. The beatification is ratified with a brief ‘In virtutibus’ by Pope Benedict XIV, Prospero Lambertini. This document consists

SYNODALITY IN CAMILLIAN PERSPECTIVE  In our current and daily experience of Camillian life, it seems to me that the theme of ‘synodality’, with the paradigms and images that are proposed to us, today, by the broader ecclesial reflection, has not