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The Bel Espoir (a training ship originally built for the rehabilitation of troubled young people) left Barcelona on March 1st 2025 for an eight-month sailing around the Mediterranean, taking on board young people of all nationalities (14 countries), cultures and religions during its stopovers. A total of 200 young people set sail for days of encounters, dialogue and living together.

Thirty years after the ‘Bread and Roses’ women’s march organised in 1995 by the Fédération des femmes du Québec against poverty and violence against women, and twenty-five years after the World March of Women in 2000, thousands of women converged on 18 October at the Quebec National Assembly for the 6th edition of the World March, this time on the initiative of the Quebec Coordination of the World March of Women. The theme of this latest edition was “Still marching to change the world.”

7 young professed sisters* from Europe gathered in Bergamo for a few days of formation on the vow of obedience. (*Young professed sisters are sisters who have taken temporary vows but not yet final vows.)

In response to Pope Francis’ call, the MAGIS network lauched a large-scale project for the youth jubilee in Rome. Centred on the jubilee week, the proposal was rooted in Ignatian pedagogy, offering a week of experimentation beforehand and/or a week of Spiritual Exercises afterwards. Thus, a few Helpers from France and Italy gathered with great joy at the Youth Jubilee in Rome. Here are the testimonies of some of our sisters:

Living a bond with God

An intense period has come to an end. The General Chapter worked until the very last minute!

The general team is now complete!

Who is the new Superior General?

The General Chapter of the Helper Sisters has elected today a new Superior General!

On 11th of August, at the end of the day, Sister Françoise D., Helper sister and spiritual guide to the chapter, introduced the period of discernment that is beginning for the election of the Superior General and her councillors. How are we experiencing this time of discernment?