Monthly Archives: August 2018
Rome: Announcement of the 2019 Ordinary General Chapter
We have just celebrated the 2018 Extraordinary General Chapter, a time during which we lived and prayed together and revised the text of the...
Servant of God Veronica ANTAL
Our Order rejoices again over the upcoming beatification of the Venerable Servant of God, Veronica Antal. She was a young girl and a prominent...
Holy See: A Franciscan’s 56 Years of Service
On August 31, 2018, the apostolic service of our confrere, Friar Angelo D'ONOFRI ended. Having served fifty-six years in the Roman Curia, he is...
End of the 201st Extraordinary General Chapter
Now that the 201st Extraordinary General Chapter for the revision of the Constitutions has concluded, it is time to summarize the work that was...
Rome: Pope Francis Blesses Altar for Niepokalanów
On August 29, 2018, Pope Francis greeted the Polish-speaking faithful during a General Audience in Rome: "I cordially welcome the Polish pilgrims,” the Pope...
Kalwaria Pacławska: Franciscan Youth Meeting
On July 22-28, 2018, the annual “Franciszkańskie Spotkanie Młodych” (Franciscan Youth Meeting), took place in Kalwaria Pacławska near Przemyśl in Poland. Traditionally called “FSM”,...
from the General Secretary of the Chapter
Communique 9: (2018-08-22) – The General Chapter has completed its work on Chapter VI, “The Governance of the Order”. The text of the Instrumentum Laboris for the entire chapter was substantially affirmed, with a number of minor editorial changes.
Ghana: Solemn Profession
On Saturday, August 11, 2018, four friars from the Provincial Custody of St. Anthony of Padua in Ghana made their solemn profession.
The solemn profession...
Ghana: Beginning of Novitiate
On Saturday, August 4, 2018, four postulants from Ghana and one from Burkina Faso were vested in the habit to begin their novitiate in...
Rome: Youth toward Assisi on the Banks of the Tiber
On Friday, August 17, 2018, a group of twenty young people from the 8th International “Youth toward Assisi” Meeting gathered on the banks of...