it The project
Consolatio
The educational fraternity born at Casa Kerigma and the two journeys towards the priesthood it accompanies in Jerusalem.
The fraternity
What Consolatio is
Consolatio is an educational fraternity born from the experience of Attendiamoci ODV ETS, the volunteer organisation that since 2001 has accompanied the young people of Reggio Calabria and since 2022 runs Casa Kerigma in Jerusalem. In its statutes it is a private association of the faithful, lay people and priests, with its main seat in Jerusalem.
Its mission is summed up in a formula: "to console by educating and to educate by consoling". Its members share fraternal life, prayer and educational service to young people and priests, with particular attention to the Churches of the biblical lands.
- young men accompaniedNino and Manuel
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The mission
To console by educating and to educate by consoling.
The formula of Consolatio
The inauguration of the new seat of Casa Kerigma with the Patriarch, January 2025
The journey
A time of discernment, in Jerusalem
Since September 2026 the mission of Casa Kerigma has taken a new form: accompanying two young men who have chosen to live in Jerusalem a time of discernment and formation, to verify and safeguard their call to the service of God and of their brothers and sisters. Jerusalem, with its complexity and spiritual richness, is the first laboratory of listening: here one learns to embody the Word in an Upper Room style, made of sharing, silence and communion. Part of the journey takes place in Ephesus and in the large cities.
- 1 A path of deep discernment, to verify and safeguard the call
- 2 Study and community life in Jerusalem
- 3 Periods in Ephesus, among the places of Paul, John and Mary
- 4 Pastoral care of metropolitan cities: journeys and extended stays in large cities
- 5 Particular attention to the ministry of Consolation
- 6 An Upper Room style and a sapiential pedagogy: sharing, silence and communion
Two vocations born in Attendiamoci
Nino and Manuel
Antonino Simone Spanò
Reggio Calabria, 1996 · engineer and PhD
Nino grew up in Attendiamoci's educational paths. A civil engineer with a PhD in Ocean Engineering, after years of volunteering and responsibility in the Association's projects, since 22 September 2026 he lives at Casa Kerigma a time of discernment and study towards the priesthood.
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Manuel Grasso
Acireale, 1991 · former officer of the Carabinieri
Manuel was an officer of the Italian Carabinieri for fifteen years, up to the command of the Vibo Valentia company. A volunteer of Attendiamoci since 2014 and of Casa Kerigma since 2022, he left the service to answer the call to the priesthood: since 22 September 2026 he lives in Jerusalem in the Consolatio fraternity.
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What your help is for
Every contribution becomes a concrete need
These are the items of a year of life and study in Jerusalem, for each of the two: this is what the two grants are for.
- Accommodation · each one's share of the house in Jerusalem: rent and utilities
- Food · daily expenses, in a city where food costs more than in Italy
- University fees · enrolment at the Studium Theologicum Jerosolymitanum
- Books and study materials · course texts, the Scriptures in the languages of study
- Health insurance · the cover needed to live and study abroad
- Visas and permits · residence and study permit, renewals, documents
- Travel and metropolitan formation · flights between Italy and Jerusalem, periods in Ephesus, stays in large cities
Attendiamoci supports the two grants with the dedicated campaign on cipermettidi.it/consolatio, with the donations of its supporters and with applications to foundations. Contributions go into the dedicated fund, administered by Attendiamoci ODV ETS, which accounts for its use every year.
In case you were wondering
Frequently asked questions
Is my donation tax deductible?+
For donors resident in Italy, yes: Attendiamoci is a registered non-profit and donations enjoy the relief of art. 83 of the Italian Third Sector Code (35% tax credit up to €30,000 a year, or full deduction within 10% of declared income). Donors in other countries should check their own rules. Keep the receipt you receive by email.
What is the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem?+
It is the Catholic ecclesiastical authority of the Latin rite in the Holy Land. The Kerigma Project was born under its patronage, in the person of the Patriarch, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, together with that of the Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria-Bova and the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches. The house in Jerusalem is entrusted by the Patriarchate to Attendiamoci, which runs it.
Where does my donation go?+
Directly to the fund dedicated to the two formation grants: study, food and utilities, health insurance, visas, travel. Attendiamoci ODV ETS reports on the use of the funds at the end of each year.
How do I change or stop a recurring donation?+
From the donor portal, with your email only: update the card, change the amount, switch from monthly to yearly or stop, without writing to anyone.