The 203rd Ordinary General Chapter of the Conventual Franciscan Friars was held June 1-21, 2025, at the Seraphicum International College in Rome. It was presided over by the Minister...
Dear friars,
At the close of the 203rd General Chapter of our Order, we wish to reach out to you with this brief letter. We do so feeling grateful to...
Welcome, dear brothers and sisters! I greet in particular the Superiors General – both of whom have been confirmed – the Councilors and Capitulars of the Order of Friars Minor Conventual and those of the Order of the Most Holy Trinity and of the Captives, as well as the delegates from the Third Orders and lay groups.
Today, the morning was dedicated to an audience with Pope Leo XIV. At around 9:00 a.m., the Capitulars and friars from the General Houses in Rome, celebrated Mass on...
Today, the Capitulars celebrated the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. All of the friars took part—even those from other regions where, unlike Italy, the...
Today, the morning Mass was presided over by the Minister Provincial of the Province of St. Maximilian M. Kolbe in Poland (Gdańsk), Friar Wojciech KULIG. Speaking in both English...
As usual, the Capitulars celebrated Mass with Morning Prayer at 7:00 a.m. The newly elected Assistant General for the Federazione Intermediterranea Ministri Provinciali (FIMP), Friar Colin SAMMUT, presided. In...
The 203rd Ordinary General Chapter of the Conventual Franciscan Friars was held June 1-21, 2025, at the Seraphicum International College in Rome. It was presided over by the Minister General, Friar Carlos Alberto TROVARELLI, with seventy-nine Capitulars and eighteen Auditors in attendance.
On Sunday, June 1, the Solemnity of the...
Dear friars,
At the close of the 203rd General Chapter of our Order, we wish to reach out to you with this brief letter. We do so feeling grateful to the Lord for the days we spent together in Rome at the Seraphicum, a community that welcomed us and made...
Welcome, dear brothers and sisters! I greet in particular the Superiors General – both of whom have been confirmed – the Councilors and Capitulars of the Order of Friars Minor Conventual and those of the Order of the Most Holy Trinity and of the Captives, as well as the delegates from the Third Orders and lay groups.
