Par Liam Michael Quinn, Responsable de la communication de la Congrégation Notre-Dame de Charité du Bon Pasteur, Rome

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.

Le Saint-Père réflexion sur la Résurrection de Jésus-Christ a résonné profondément avec la congrégation les racines historiques et en cours de mission.

Le thème de transformation de renouvellement et de création nouvelle – 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 “l'appel à ne pas perdre espoir face aux défis du monde d'aujourd'hui, mais pour continuer la marche vers l'avenir avec un cœur qui accueille, soigne, et une dignité”.

Ce contemplative cœur est le cœur spirituel de la Congrégation de la mission, qui est la réconciliation. Leur vie de la prière et la présence complète le travail apostolique de la Congrégation.

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 ici and access more information and resources on the Bicentenary Jubilee ici.