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LET US, THEN, GO TO HIM
Letter on the occasion of the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, June 12, 2026
The Encyclical “Magnifica humanitas”: Between Continuity, Rupture, and a Bridge in the Social Doctrine of the Church
A reading of 'Magnifica Humanitas', the encyclical of Leo XIV on the protection of the human person in the era of artificial intelligence, proposed by Father Michel Simo Temgo SCJ, member of the European Dehonian Theological Commission.
The Origin and Meaning of the Dehonian Cross
Created in Germany in 1979 as part of a school competition inspired by The Little Prince, the Dehonian Cross has become the international logo of the Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart. Its asymmetrical and dynamic shape gives the illusion of a beating heart at the centre of suffering. The Dehonian Cross explained.
“One of the primary struggles will be to remain rooted in interior life”.
On 17 May 2026, the SCJ District of India officially became a Region. We spoke with the first Regional Superior, Father Michael Augustine SCJ, about the implications and challenges of this new status for the Dehonian presence in India.
“Most blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.”
On the feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Jesus and His Mother shower us with numerous graces. Let us read, on this subject, Father Dehon's sixth meditation on the Visitation, extracted from Couronnes d’amour au Sacré-Cœur, written in January 1905.
Meeting of Dehonian Secretaries of Portuguese and Spanish Languages
The meeting of the secretaries of Dehonian entities of Portuguese and Spanish speakers was held in Rome between May 18 and 22, 2026, with the major objective of reflecting on the importance and beauty of the ministry of secretary in the life of the Congregation, inspired by the example and spirituality of Father Dehon.
“Every Day, We Produce 9,000 Baguettes”
In Cameroon, the Sacred Heart Global Service bakery of the Priests of the Sacred Heart in Nkongsamba, managed by Brother Achille Tekadam Tiave, produces 9,000 baguettes every night thanks to the work of 16 employees. Father Stefan Tertünte, Provincial of Germany, recounts his visit to this establishment during his recent trip to Cameroon.
Rome: A Memorable Evening with Martino Capelli, SCJ, and Elia Comini, SDB, Future Blesseds
This May 25, 2026, the SCJ General House hosted a night of shared memory. Father Pier Luigi Cameroni, Salesian Postulator General, and his collaborator, Dr. Lodovica Maria Zanet, spoke to the community about the deep fraternity between Dehonian Martino Capelli and Salesian Elia Comini, ahead of their beatification this coming September 27.
The Social Conferences of the BSP Province: The Dehonian Charisma in Action
In the framework of promoting the Dehonian charisma, the Province of Brazil São Paulo (BSP) organized its First Social Conferences, which took place from May 18th to 21st, 2026, on the premises of the Provincial House and were broadcast live on YouTube.
“You are a Priest forever, according to the order of King Melchizedek…” (Ps 110:4)
A look back at the celebration of the priestly ordinations of 8 new Priests of the Sacred Heart, bringing the number of Priests in the Cameroonian Province to 88.
You are an heir… A reading of the film Sacred Heart (2025)
The recent success of the French documentary film on the Sacred Heart reveals the surprising vitality of a devotion that was thought to be forgotten. Here is a reading by Father Jakub Bieszczad, SCJ, whose Dehonian spirituality is precisely rooted in the Sacred Heart.
