An “unexpected” gift: an act of solidarity, in the true Christmas spirit, for newborns in Tiber Island-Fatebenefratelli Hospital

With Christmas almost upon us, I extend my very best wishes of good health and peace to all of you, as we celebrate the Feast on which God became Man in order to shed light on the shadows in our world, comfort the weak, and restore the dignity of all men and women

On Wednesday, 5 December, the General Curia hosted the final meeting scheduled for 2018 by the Hospitality Europe office in Brussels with the Provincial Reference Persons of the Order and the Sisters Hospitallers

The Olallo Centre celebrated its 10th birthday on 25 and 26 November. This Centre looks after homeless people and migrants, as a project implemented by the West European Province

Portuguese Brothers came to India in 1685 and founded Communities and Hospitals. The last of their 4 foundations became extinct in 1835

On 17 November, the third Saturday in the month, we shall celebrate the Solemnity of the Patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary over the Hospitaller Order, as the Patron of our Hospitaller Family of St John of God

Having taken the decision to establlsh the new European Novitiate in Brescia, Italy, and after consulting the views of the European Provincials, the General Council has now officially appointed the members of the formation team

The meetings of the Europe Commission and its Operational Committee were followed up the meeting of the European Working Groups set up to animate the various activity areas in the Europe Region in the quadrennium 2018-2022

The Order’s Finance Commission held its final meeting of the Sexennium on 22-23 October 2018, with a very full agenda of important matters

The Mass was celebrated on Friday, 19 October 2018 at 10am in Lima’s Metropolitan Cathedral, where the mortal remains of the Venerable Brother Francisco Camacho