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Franciscan Wonder Celebrated in the Heart of Rome
On December 22, 2024, the Minister General, Friar Carlos Alberto TROVARELLI, together with a group of friars from the Friary of the Twelve Holy...
Light a Candle on December 21: Homeless Person’s Memorial Day
On December 21, 2024, the shortest day and the longest night of the year, we take a moment to remember our neighbors who passed...
Austria: Ceremony for the Presentation of New Admission Certificates to the Memory of the...
The Memory of the World registry program was launched by UNESCO over thirty years ago to raise public awareness about the vast diversity of...
Cannara-Italy: Priestly Ordination of Friar Ettore FILIPPUCCI
On Saturday, December 14, 2024, Friar Ettore FILIPPUCCI of the Italian Province of St. Francis of Assisi (Central Italy) was ordained to the priesthood....
JPIC and Franciscanism for Seraphicum’s Online Course in English
On November 5, 19, and 26, 2024, Friar Michael LASKY, the General Delegate for Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation (JPIC), conducted classes for...
Franciscan Justice Leadership Conference
On the morning of October 13, 2024, Friar Michael LASKY gave a presentation entitled: “Connecting Social Justice Issues to Franciscan Prayer in Action.”
The presentation...
Italy: Seal of the City of Padua Awarded
On Monday, December 16, 2024, at 5:00 p.m., the Municipality of Padua and the “Padova e il suo territorio” Association conducted a ceremony...
Malta: Province of St Paul the Apostle Awarded Highest National Honor
December 13, 2024, marked the 50th anniversary of the Republic of Malta. On that day, the Province of St. Paul the Apostle in Malta...
South Korea: Ordinary Provincial Chapter – Part II
On November 25-30, 2024, the Province of St. Maximilian M. Kolbe in South Korea celebrated the second part of its Ordinary Provincial Chapter.
Before officially...
Online Gatehouse
The friars are to be formed in the good use of social communication. It contributes to human development, to the acquisition of knowledge, to the sharing of information, to wider relationships, and, not least, to the work of evangelization. The friars are to use media maturely, responsibly, and moderately, taking care that its use not impoverish relationships with friars in the same Friary nor cause damage to one’s own consecrated life.