In the photograph: the first five missionaries who left in 1946. From left to right: Fr. Angelo Pastro, Br. Umberto Amici, Fr. Antonio Crotti (Superior), Br. Marcello Caon, Fr. Ernesto Valdesolo. Br. Marcello Caon (1916-1984) By Fr. Mario Bizzotto READ

We offer below the series of names of the Superior Generals who have followed one another during the four hundred years of history of our Order and a list of the General Chapters that have accompanied the development of the

The Franciscan family does not have many hierarchical ranks. It is made up of sisters and brothers. Poverty, however, receives a special appellation – it is Our Lady. It is not only a sister like the moon or water. To

Today, 21 July, the Church commemorates the birth of St. Philip Neri. For this event we offer a text taken from the book San Camillo e i suoi amici – Arte e Ordini religiosi tra Rinascimento e Barocco  (‘St. Camillus and

‘On the morning of 29 June, with the firing of the canons in Castel S. Angelo, the papal procession went from the Vatican Palace and, going round the obelisk, entered St. Peter’s. The basilica was splendidly adorned and illuminated. Because

Occupying the first place in the hierarchy of beings is man and more particularly man when he is sick. Pity towards the suffering is a natural feeling in Francis. He cared for the sick even before his conversion and he

Contrary to appearances, Francis and Camillus meet in the same vision of the world not so much because both of them perceive the creation as the teaching of revelation but, rather, because they refer it to Christ, thereby bringing out

Between Camillus de Lellis and Francis of Assisi there were affinities of an external character that were purely fortuitous but also others of an internal character. The fact that both of them came from lives of gambling and war, were

Roma 1586 – Testo di Camillo Il papa Sisto V concesse ai religiosi di portare come simbolo e distintivo una croce rossa di panno sui petto. Il breve è del 1586, 20 giugno («Cum Nos nuper»). Le formule dei proposito e

The celebration of the centenary of men of the character of Francis of Assisi and Camillus de Lellis cannot avoid the question of the contemporary relevance of their messages. When reading the writings of St. Francis and the testimonies of

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

We know from Cicatelli about the esteem that Camillus had felt for this Order ever since he was a young man. The first encounter he had with it remained of fundamental importance: ‘In the city of Fermo (while he was