
In the Dominican Republic, there is a place where values of peace, justice, equality and respect are encouraged. This is the Saint Pedro Poveda Socio-Cultural Training Centre (CEFOSOP), one of the social projects run by the Teresian Association in the country. Children, teenagers and adults learn various artistic and communication skills through the programmes on offer.

In Bethlehem and Jerusalem, members of the Teresian Association addressed the need for interreligious dialogue (IRD) with an open mind and a solid foundation during a series of meetings held on 7 and 9 May.

On 14 May, as part of the initiative launched by the TA Council for Culture to promote ‘ecological conversion’, Carmelo Coco held discussions with Biochemistry students in the Aula Magna of the Technical College and later with members and friends at the TA headquarters in Rossano.

La Casina is situated right below the shrine to Our Lady of Covadonga which is known as La Santina, located deep in the Picos de Europa. This was the venue for a gathering focused on Nature and Contemplation from 30 April to 3 May 2026.

Over one hundred people took part with keen interest and enthusiasm in the symposium dedicated to the venerable Elisa Giambelluca (1941–1986), held on 21 April 2026 at the Istituto Comprensivo Amarelli in Rossano, Italy.

Throughout the months from February to April 2026, the Teresian Association International Youth Network (RIJIT) continued moving forward in Asia, Africa, the Americas and Europe. They are forging relationships and connections, becoming established and sparking hope, even though the final picture is still taking form.

“How should Christians live in the midst of the conflict currently afflicting the Holy Land?” Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa (Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem) launched the above question in his pastoral letter to the Christian people of the Holy Land, on April 27, 2026, entitled: “They returned to Jerusalem with great joy: A proposal for living the vocation of the Church in the Holy Land.”





