Por Liam Michael Quinn, Gerente de Comunicaciones Congregacionales, Nuestra Señora de la Caridad del Buen Pastor, Roma

Over 100 contemplative sisters, apostolic sisters, and partners-in-mission gathered in St. Peter’s Square for a General Audience with Pope Leo XIV on November 5, 2025.

El Santo Padre, de la reflexión sobre la Resurrección de Jesucristo, resonó profundamente en la congregación de las raíces históricas y la misión en curso.

El tema de transformador de renovación y de nueva creación – central to the contemplative identity – was echoed in the Pope’s message.

"In the face of our fragile humanity, the resurrection of Christ becomes care and healing, nurturing hope amid the terrifying challenges that life presents to us each day, both personally and globally,” said the Pope.

Contemplative Sister Shirley Tomalá, a member of the Congregation’s Bicentenary Committee, spoke of how she felt “el llamado a no perder la esperanza en la cara a los desafíos del mundo de hoy, pero para seguir caminando hacia el futuro con un corazón que acoge, cura, y dignifica''.

Este corazón contemplativo es el corazón espiritual de la Congregación de la misión, que es la reconciliación. Su vida de la oración y la presencia complementa la labor apostólica de la Congregación.

As the Bicentenary celebration draws to a close, the contemplative sisters say their mission and the call to live prayer and presence continue into the future with renewed vibrancy. Sister Joan Marie Lopez, Congregational Leader, spoke of her hope for the Bicentenary Year.

"I hope it rekindles in all of us a renewed openness to be shaped and made radiant by grace, so that together, as one Congregation, and, as one people of God we allow the fire of God’s love to warm, illumine and shine through us into the heart of the world,” she said.

Read an edited version of this article as published (in English) by Vatican News aquí and access more information and resources on the Bicentenary Jubilee aquí.