International Days

This section contains materials prepared by the Claretian Family and the Claretian Team at the United Nations to observe the International Days established by the United Nations or of a religious nature.

International Women’s Day.

International Women’s Day.

On 8 March we celebrate International Women's Day. A time to reflect and promote the dignity of women as a Claretian family. In the words of St John Paul II: ‘For this to happen, the dignity of women must be promoted above all in the Church.’ (Ecclesia in Europa 2003,...

HUMAN TRAFFICKING

HUMAN TRAFFICKING

We give thanks to the Missionary Sisters of the Institution (MIC) for preparing this prayer on the occasion of St. Bakhita’s Day, dedicated to raising awareness against human trafficking. Many people still suffer from this violation of their human dignity, with...

SRI LANKA’S DEADLY FLOODS

SRI LANKA’S DEADLY FLOODS

Sri Lanka’s Deadly Floods Reported by Mission Procure, St. Joseph Vaz Independent Delegation, Sri Lanka A potential deep depression over the Southeastern and Southwestern Bay of Bengal has brought severe weather across much of Sri Lanka, especially, intensifying...

Hunger Crisis in Zhomba Mission, Gokwe, Zimbabwe.

Hunger Crisis in Zhomba Mission, Gokwe, Zimbabwe.

The people of Zhomba Mission in Gokwe—a region spanning the territories of three chiefs, Nenyunga, Simuchembo, and Madzivazvido—are facing an acute hunger crisis. Already marginalized economically and socially, the approximately 40,000 residents, who rely mainly on...

THE PRAYER OF THE POOR GOES UP TO GOD

THE PRAYER OF THE POOR GOES UP TO GOD

On November 17, 2024, we celebrate the VIII’s World Day of the Poor and Pope Francis has chosen a particularly significant theme for this year dedicated to prayer, and in the proximity of the beginning of the Ordinary Jubilee of 2025: "The prayer of the poor rises up...

Claretian Family Materials

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