On April 15-19, 2024, the Province of St. Anthony and Bl. James of Strepar in Poland (Cracow) celebrated the first part of its Ordinary Provincial Chapter. The event took place in Kalwaria Pacławska, near Przemyśl, Poland.
Those attending included the Minister General, Friar Carlos TROVARELLI; the Assistant General for the Foederatio Europae Mediae et Orientalis (FEMO), Friar Tomáš LESŇÁK; the Minister Provincial, Friar Mariusz KOZIOŁ, the Provincial Custodes, Provincial Definitors, Delegates elected by universal suffrage inside Poland and abroad, and various Delegates and Coordinators of the Minister Provincial. The friars then reviewed and evaluated the life, activities and problems of the Province, particularly its administrative and financial status. Later, they approved the assessment document they made, which evaluated the Province...
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On April 15-19, 2024, the Province of St. Anthony and Bl. James of Strepar in Poland (Cracow) celebrated the first part of its Ordinary...
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