The Chapelle du Prado opened its doors for a solidarity work camp on Tuesday 15 April from 2pm. Members of the Prado Family, sympathisers, heritage lovers or simply people of goodwill, came to share a fraternal moment around the upkeep and enhancement of this place so dear to them ...
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Le Prado is looking for a secretary-accountant
The Association des Prires du Prado is currently looking for an accounting secretary. Profile required, tasks and activities, essential skills... Read the job description Are you interested in this job? Do you think that your knowledge, know-how and interpersonal skills are right for the Association? Don't hesitate to contact us. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Prado Thursdays: On the bicentenary of the birth of Father Antoine Chevrier (1826-1879)
If you missed the meeting LES JEUDIS DU PRADO on 10 April 2025 at 8pm at 5 rue Père Chevrier, 69007 Lyon on the theme About the bicentenary of the birth of Father Antoine Chevrier 1826-1879 relive the testimonies of Jean-Luc Nauche (Parishioner in Vénissieux) and Michel Durand (Prado priest ...
Mgr Alfred Ancel Colloquium and Christoph Theobald Lecture: Two half-days of reflection and sharing
The Université Catholique de Lyon (UCLy) and the Association des Prêtres du Prado organised a major event on 19 and 20 March 2025, honouring the figure of Mgr Alfred Ancel and contemporary theological thought. The colloquium, which brought together researchers, priests, students and lay people from all generations, provided an opportunity to explore the spiritual heritage of ...
Message from Pope Francis: Call for peace and disarmament
Below is the Holy Father's letter to Luciano Fontana, editor of Corriere della Sera, in response to the message Fontana sent him while he was in hospital. Mr Director, I would like to thank you for the words of closeness with which you have been willing to be present at this time of illness when, ...
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International Pradosian Year - I.P.Y. 2024-2025
The fathers of the A.P.I. 2024-2025 and Father Joseph NIKIEMA visiting the Tableau de St Fons. The Association of Priests of Prado organises an International Pradosian Year (I.P.Y.) for priests who have been members of Prado for several years. This is a biennial training period to enable Prado priests to take time out to reflect on their ...
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Alexis Hopital, a hundred-year-old pradosian
2025 marks an exceptional event: the 100th birthday of Father Alexis Hopital, a priest of Prado, a humble and committed witness to a Church close to the poorest. Born on 14 February 1925, ordained a priest on 25 March 1950, he joined Prado in 1951 (temporary commitment on 03 July 1951 then perpetual commitment on 03 July 1951).
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Christmas Letter 2024 "Hope does not disappoint
"It was the mystery of Christmas that converted me," says Father Chevrier. That's why this feast is so important in the Pradosian tradition. Every year, the General Director, Armando Pasqualotto, and his assistants, Luc Lalire and Sergio Braga, send a Christmas letter to all the Pradosians around the world. At the end of ...
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Celebration of the birth of Prado in France and around the world
10 December is a key date for Pradosians around the world, who each year celebrate the birth of the institute founded in 1860. On the programme for this 164th anniversary, moments of prayer and fraternity, but above all an edition in memory of a distinguished member of the Prado family, Alfred ANCEL, superior of ...
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Pilgrimage to Prado by the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament - USA
Photo above: from left to right Father Armando Pasqualotto (General Director of the Institute of the Priests of Prado), Brother John Thomas Lane (Provincial Superior of the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament) and Father Luc Lalire (First Assistant of the Institute of the Priests of Prado). On Tuesday 12 November 2024, those in charge of Prado General had the honour of welcoming Brother John Thomas Lane, Provincial Superior of the Congregation of the ...
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