Monthly Archives: August 2024
Fraternal Visit of the Minister General to the Friaries of Sardinia
Historical Note:
The Franciscan presence on the island of Sardinia dates back to 1230, as reported by an early historical document that says the friars...
The Church is Youthful!
The International Pilgrimage of Altar Servers has been regularly gathering in Rome since 1960. The pilgrimage is organized by the Coetus Internationales Ministrantium and...
Germany: Thirty Years of Pilgrimages
Over the last few centuries, the faithful have conducted the great pilgrimage from Würzburg to Kloster Kreuzberg in Bischofsheim an der Rhön, Germany, on...
Rome: Meeting of the Minister General with the Novices of the Secular Franciscan Fraternity...
On Saturday, August 24, 2024, the Novices of the Secular Franciscan Fraternity of the Risen One spent a day of formation and fraternity with...
Peru: Week of Formation on the Blessed Martyrs
From August 19-24, 2024, some parish churches in the Campo Sur Deanery of the Diocese of Chimbote, Peru, conducted meetings and celebrations to raise...
Brazil: Priestly Ordinations
During this year of celebrating the 800th anniversary of the stigmata of our Seraphic Father St. Francis of Assisi, the Provincial Custody of St....
Responding to Syrian War and Earthquake Traumas
Franciscan Social Theatre’s Facilitators’ Training Program
Over the past fifteen months, our Franciscan Social Theatre Team delivered more than one hundred hours of social theatre...
Lourdes: Chapter of Families
During the week of July 3 to 10, 2024, the Provincial Custody of St. Bonaventure in France-Belgium hosted a gathering of families in Lourdes...
Romania: Simple Profession
On Sunday, August 18, 2024, Friar Ciprian SIMON professed his simple vows for one year, thus becoming a member of the Province of St....
On the Way to the Mother: The Francis Group in Jasna Góra
The Francis Group recently completed a spiritual pilgrimage that involved walking more than 430 kilometers in thirteen days. Every year, the group goes...