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News

Faith Leaders Denied Access to Bring Holy Communion to Detainees in Broadview

As featured on MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show and originally reported by the Chicago Sun-Times, our Provincial Superior, Fr. Paul Keller, CMF, joined a coalition of faith leaders and supporters…

Laura MullerNovember 4, 2025

News

Celebrating Our Founder’s Feast Day in the Jubilee Year

This year’s Feast of St. Anthony Mary Claret was celebrated with special joy among Claretian communities around the world. In Montreal and Sherbrooke, Canada, the Claretians gathered to honor the…

Laura MullerOctober 27, 2025

Events

Pioneers of Latino Ministry: Celebrating the Claretian Legacy in the U.S.

On October 23, 2025, in anticipation of the feast of St. Anthony Mary Claret, a special gathering took place at 205 W. Monroe in Chicago to celebrate the launch of…

Laura MullerOctober 24, 2025

News

From Humble Roots to a Shrine of Hope: An Interview with Fr. Byron Macias, CMF

A Conversation with Father Byron Macías, CMF: The Humble Origins of the First Hispanic Parish in the Midwest and the Legacy of St. Jude Father Byron Macías, CMF, was recently…

Laura MullerOctober 22, 2025

Press

New Book on Claretian Missionaries

The Third Coast Review published a thoughtful review of Deborah Kanter’s new book on the Claretians: Pioneers of Latino Ministry: Claretians & the Evolving World of Catholic America. The book…

Karen SkalitzkyOctober 9, 2025

Bishop Evelio Menjivar-Ayala and Claretian Missionaries

Press

Catholic Outlook Shares the Story of Bishop Evelio Menjivar-Ayala

We are grateful to Catholic Outlook for featuring the story of Auxiliary Bishop Evelio Menjivar-Ayala of Washington, D.C., originally published by U.S. Catholic, a ministry of the Claretian Missionaries. In…

Laura MullerAugust 28, 2025

News

A Joyful Yes

On Friday, August 15, 2025—Feast of the Assumption of Mary—we rejoiced as our seminarians renewed their vows, including Emmanuel Mejetal Tajok, CMF. We also welcomed with joy our newest Claretian…

Laura MullerAugust 19, 2025

Press

Claretian in the Spotlight: Fr. David Gutierrez, CMF

We’re excited to share that Fr. David Gutierrez, CMF was recently featured in VISION Vocation Guide in an inspiring profile titled “Taking a Chance on God”, highlighting his unexpected journey…

Laura MullerAugust 8, 2025