Blandine Lagrut is a consecrated sister committed for life in the Chemin Neuf Community, first studied philosophy at the University of Lyon, then at the Gregorian University in Rome. Responsible for the study of Philosophy of the Chemin Neuf Community in Chartres, she wrote with Father Étienne Vetö the book “La vérité dans ses éclats …
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IAN ERNEST
Archbishop Ian Ernest is the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Personal Representative to the Holy See and Director of the Anglican Centre in Rome. Archbishop Ian took up his role in Rome following an official Papal Visit to Mauritius by Pope Francis in September 2019, prior to which he was Bishop of Mauritius and Primate of the …
STEPHEN COTTRELL
As Archbishop of York, UK, he leads one of the geographically largest Dioceses of the Church of England. He is involved with confirmations in parish churches, appointment of clergy, and the ordinations of deacons and priests but is principally Leader in Mission for the Diocese of York. Stephen Cottrell is also a member of the …
JOE TOSINI
In 2013, the American pastor was awakened in the middle of the night with the strong motivation for the then newly-elected Pope Francis. He then discovered that one of his friends, Giovanni Traettino, a Protestant minister from Italy, had become good friends with Pope Francis while he was still Archbishop of Buenos Aires – which …
Fr. Nicolas Rousselot
Father Nicolas Rousselot (Society of Jesus) was ordained as priest in the diocese of Nantes, where he is originally from, before joining the Society in 1999. In recent years, he was a member of the Jesuit community in Versailles, and was chaplain to several Grandes Écoles, including Polytechnique, before being appointed chaplain of the Saint …
CAROLINA COSTA
Carolina Costa is an author, theologian, pastor, lecturer, scriptwriter and actress… a whole programme! Born in the Principality of Monaco to a Danish Lutheran mother and an Italian Roman Catholic father, she grew up in Geneva in a confessional diversity. After studying at the Faculty of Protestant Theology in Geneva, and a trip to Tibet …
DON ALBERTO RAVAGNANI
Young priest in the diocese of Milan, Don Alberto Ravagnani was in charge of a youth ministry when the COVID-crisis exploded in northern Italy in early 2020. He then decided to create a Youtube channel and a TikTok account in order to keep in touch with the young of his parish: his videos, dealing with …
Bp. MATTHIEU ROUGÉ
Bishop Matthieu Rougé, ordained as priest at Notre-Dame de Paris in 1994, has a doctorate in theology. After being a parish priest, “chaplain” to members of parliament and professor of theology, he was appointed by Pope François as Bishop of Nanterre on 5 June 2018.
ANTONIO ACHILLE
After finishing his studies in philosophy, Antonio Achille became a consecrated brother in the Chemin Neuf Community. He obtained a bachelor’s degree in theology at the Theological Institute of Dombes and in 2020 he was ordained as priest in Modena (Italy) in the midst of the COVID-crisis. He is currently engaged in youth ministry in …
ÉTIENNE DE BEAUCORPS
Priest from the Chemin Neuf community, Etienne de Beaucorps is HDS’s (Hautecombe Discipleship School) formation supervisor, and thus accompanies about fifty young people each year in their time of discernment. He is also a member of the teams in charge of 18-30 and the novitiate within the community.