April 15–18, 2027 · San José, Costa Rica
The International Congress of the Schoenstatt Family Work brings together married couples, consecrated advisors, and laypeople from 22 countries. It continues the path begun in Guayaquil (2017) and Asunción (2023) — a sending to strengthen the family as the transforming core of society.
Countdown to CIOF 2027
Our motto:
The family, when it lives united, becomes a source of hope for the world. The logo harmoniously integrates four fundamental elements:
Family
United in love, a seed of new life called to bear fruit in the world.
Shrine
Heart and source of graces, where the Mater educates, transforms, and sends.
Hope
Built and shared in community — a light the family offers to the world.
Life
Seed and sprout — a warm, spiritual, and deeply missionary identity.
The Costa Rican flag, woven into the design, gives the Congress its identity as an authentically Costa Rican experience.
CIOF 2027
22 countries•4 regions
CIOF 2027 brings together 22 countries across 4 regions. Host country: Costa Rica.
The spiritual heart of CIOF will be the Family of Hope Shrine, in Santa Ana, Costa Rica.
There we will live meaningful moments such as the opening and closing of the Congress, placing the entire gathering in the hands of the Mater.
Throughout CIOF, we will remain spiritually bound to this Shrine as a source of graces, from which the Mater offers her closeness and inspires us to live the Covenant of Love and the mission of our families with greater depth.
The Schoenstatt Family Work in Costa Rica joyfully embraces the mission of hosting CIOF 2027 as a service to the entire international family.
We wish to offer a Congress lived in a spirit of family, closeness, and simplicity, where every participant can feel part of one great community.
Inspired by “Pura Vida”, the catchphrase of the “ticos”, as we Costa Ricans call ourselves, we hope to share a CIOF experience marked by joy, hope, and the ability to discover God in everyday life.
Costa Rica opens its doors and its heart, with the longing to strengthen bonds and renew the mission of every Schoenstatt family.
CIOF 2027 will take place from April 15–18, 2027, at CIC ANDE.
(International Convention Center), in San José, Costa Rica.
This modern center features a main auditorium and a variety of workshop rooms equipped with high-end technology, offering ideal conditions for an international congress.
The entire setting has been designed to foster the community experience, in a comfortable, functional, and welcoming environment for every participant.
Dear Schoenstatt Family:
With joy and in the spirit of the Covenant, and together with a team that works with dedication and a spirit of family, we invite you to take part in CIOF 2027 in Costa Rica, an international gathering bringing together representatives of the Schoenstatt Family Work from 22 countries.
We live this calling as a sending from the Mater, who summons us to come together as a family of families, to renew our vocation and mission in the Church and in the world.
We hope this Congress will be a true experience of grace, one that strengthens family life and rekindles apostolic zeal for families.
In a time marked by individualism and fragmentation, we feel called to be united families who offer hope, homes where God dwells and from which society is transformed.
We place ourselves in the hands of God and the Mater, together with the Father Founder, trusting that this Congress will be fruitful and that each one may return home with a kindled heart and a renewed mission.
We look forward to welcoming you in Costa Rica!
Manrique Gutiérrez y Lourdes Rosabal
General Coordinators CIOF 2027
Schoenstatt Family Federation
“With joy and in the spirit of the Covenant, and together with a team that works with dedication and a spirit of family, we invite you to take part in CIOF 2027 in Costa Rica. It will be an international experience bringing together representatives from across the entire Family Work.”
Person's name
“We live this calling as a sending from the Mater, who summons us to come together as a family of families to renew our vocation and mission in the Church and in the world.”
Person's name
“We hope this Congress will be a true experience of grace, one that strengthens family life and rekindles apostolic zeal for families and for the world.”
Person's name
Family of Hope Shrine
Our Lady of Schoenstatt, Santa Ana, Costa Rica