On November 28, 2025, the Advisory Council, the Mother House Community and staff, and the Villa Lante Community and staff made a pilgrimage to cross the Holy Door together.

It’s now been five months since renovations began at the Villa Lante and a number of important preparatory tasks have been accomplished.

Over the next two years, the Province of Italy and the International Society will undertake a project together to renovate the Villa Lante. The renovated Villa Lante will continue to provide a space for formation and expand its possibilities so that it can be an added support for the mission of the Society internationally.

The sixteenth-century Villa Lante in Trastevere is one of the Society’s most historically significant buildings. For nearly two centuries, it has been a place where the Sacred Heart sisters have retraced Madeleine Sophie’s footsteps. Learn more about its design and history here.