Greeting and Message of the Minister General on the Solemnity of St. Francis of...
May St. Francis teach us the way!
France-Belgium: Custodial Gathering
On September 26-30, 2022, the friars of the Provincial Custody of St. Bonaventure in France-Belgium gathered at the friary in Brussels, Belgium, for a...
Germany: Inter-Franciscan Collaboration
The “Interfranziskanische Arbeitsgemeinschaft” (INFAG) is an association of over forty communities of Franciscan religious women, eight communities of Franciscan religious men, including the Order...
Austria: Great Devotion to St. Anthony of Padua
Our friars at the Heilige Dreifaltigkeitn Friary in Vienna, Austria, have a great devotion to St. Anthony of Padua There are currently six friars...
Ghana: New Postulants Admitted
On September 29, 2022, Provincial Custody of St. Anthony of Padua in Ghana admitted five young men into its postulancy program. The ceremony took...
Retreat in Lebanon – JPIC: Franciscan DNA
In early September, 2022, I was fortunate to be able to make my annual retreat in Lebanon with the friars of the Custody of...
Colombia: Formation for Friars in Solemn Profession for Five Years or Less
On September 19-23, 2022, the Provincial Custody of St. Francis of Assisi in Colombia conducted a formation meeting for its friars in solemn profession...
California-USA: Novitiate Workshop
From September 19-23, 2022, Friar Jude WINKLER presented a workshop on the Gospels and the Psalms to the novices of the Conventual Franciscan Federation...
Graphology Department: Inauguration of the 2022-23 Academic Year
On September 21, 2022, the new academic year was inaugurated for the Graphology Department of the Seraphicum College in Rome. Those present included faculty...
Seraphicum: Franciscan Formation for the Order’ s Doctoral Students
On September 19-23, 2022, the Pontifical Theological Faculty of St. Bonaventure (Seraphicum) in Rome conducted its annual Franciscan formation and refresher course for Conventual...