The Friends of Father Caffarel
Association created to promote the cause for canonisation of Father Henri Caffarel
Henri Caffarel
Prophet for our time
Apostle of marriage and master of prayer
Father Henri Caffarel (1903-1996) is the founder of the Teams of Our Lady, an international movement for married couples. Passionate about the lay vocation to holiness, he also created the Fraternité Notre-Dame de la Résurrection for widows as well as the Troussures House of Prayer. His vocation: “to invite beings to experience God.”
Title of Venerable
On March 23, 2026, Pope Leo XIV received Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, and authorised the recognition of the heroic virtues of Father Henri Caffarel.
By this decree, Henri Caffarel receives the title of Venerable. We give thanks to God for this important step forward in his cause for sainthood, and we continue to pray in expectation of a miracle.
May prayer multiply throughout the world and may the Venerable Henri Caffarel intercede for us all.
Father Henri Caffarel’s Thinking
Marriage
A sacrament, an active presence of Christ that unites, strengthens, and sanctifies spouses to make their love a path toward God.
Widowhood
Such is the greatness of widowhood when it is lived as an extension of the graces of marriage and the preparation for their fulfillment in God.
Interior Prayer
