Priestly Fraternity of the Missionaries of St. Charles Borromeo

The Priestly Fraternity of the Missionaries of St. Charles Borromeo (FSCB), or also known as the Fraternity of St. Charles, is a Catholic society of apostolic life founded in Rome on 14 September 1985 by Fr Massimo Camisasca. The fraternity obtained pontifical recognition in 1999.

History

The group started with seven priests and ten seminarians, but now numbers about 120 priests. The fraternity was explicitly inspired by the person and charism of Fr Luigi Giussani, the Italian founder of the New Evangelization lay movement Communion and Liberation.^[1] The fraternity is present in over twenty countries including the United States, Mexico, Chile, Paraguay, Taiwan, Kenya and Russia. Prominent members include Massimo Camisasca, Bishop of Reggio Emilia-Guastalla, Italy, and Paolo Pezzi, the archbishop of Moscow.

The missionaries are trained in their seminaries in Rome, in Washington, D.C., and in Santiago, Chile. The motto of the Fraternity of St. Charles is Passio Christi Gloria (Latin for "Passion for the Glory of Christ").

On 25 March 2007, an order of sisters, called Missionaries Sisters of Saint Charles Borromeo was founded, modeled after the Fraternity of St. Charles.

See also

• Servant of God Luigi Giussani
• Communion and Liberation