Francesca Allasia

Francesca Allasia

Francesca Allasia is a Consolata Missionary Sister from Turin, Italy. She holds a master's degree in philosophy from the University of Turin, a bachelor's in theology from the Pontifical Salesian University in Turin, and a diploma in interreligious studies from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. She made her first religious profession in January 2020 and served in Mongolia beginning in September 2022. She is currently in Italy preparing for her final vows.

By this Author

Consolata Missionary Sisters and Fathers visit a family in Arvaikheer, Mongolia. (Courtesy of Francesca Allasia)

I was given the gift of Mongolia

A blessed upheaval happens in the missionary's heart if we allow ourselves to be touched by our new reality: the feeling of being upside down, of having to start over, while a deep sense of home grows in the heart.