The mission of the Fraternity of St. Charles in Paraguay was born in 1989 when Fr. Aldo Trento arrived at the parish of San Rafael in a neighborhood on the outskirts of Asunción. In the following years, several works were born around the parish such as a school, a hospital for the terminally ill, a farm, and other educational centers. The reason for such fruitfulness is the love of the Church and the desire to build together that characterize the Paraguayan people. It is a fertile ground that is still marked in a positive way by the Jesuit reducciones that brought Christianity in this country five hundred years ago. The parish is a lively and growing reality, distinguished for the participation of kids, young adults, and families. Some of our priests are also involved in teaching in high schools and the university.

The Fraternity’s house in Nairobi officially opened in 1997, at St. Joseph Parish, even though a priest of the Fraternity had already been in Kenya since the 1980s. The parish’s territory numbers about 40,000 inhabitants and covers two very different neighborhoods: one middle class and the other poor.In 2002, the new church was consecrated. Since then, various educative and charitable works have sprung up, which now enliven and support the parish and the local community of Communion and Liberation. Among them are the Emanuel Mazzola Kindergarten, Urafiki Carovana Primary School, and the Meeting Point and Ujiachilie, centers dedicated, respectively, to those who suffer from AIDS and disabled children.Thank you for supporting Fr. Matteo and the mission of the Fraternity in Nairobi!