Ghana: 2023 Annual Custodial Retreat
On March 20-24, 2023, the Provincial Custody of St. Anthony of Padua in Ghana held its annual spiritual retreat.
This yearly retreat brings together all...
Uganda: Workshop for Postulants
On February 20-24, 2023, the postulants of the Provincial Delegation in Uganda participated in a five day workshop on various Franciscan topics. The Delegation...
Ghana: 2023 Fraternal Assembly of the Custody
On February 7, 2023, the Provincial Custody of St. Anthony of Padua in Ghana conducted its annual fraternal assembly.
This assembly is held annually in...
Conventual Franciscan Mission Presences around the World – III
The Provincial Delegation in Uganda
Mother Province: Province of St. Anthony and Bl. James of Strepar in Poland (Cracow)
As early as 1989, there was talk...
Uganda: Delegation Retreat
The friars of the Provincial Delegation in Uganda recently conducted their annual five-day spiritual retreat. The Delegation belongs to the Province of St. Anthony...
First Visit to M.I. of Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast and Gabon
On December 2-11, 2022, the General Delegate of the Militia of the Immaculata (M.I.) Friar Gilson Miguel NUNES, together with the M.I. International President,...
Ghana: Six New Priests
In late November 2022, Christ the King Catholic Church in Effiakuma-Takoradi, Ghana, celebrated the 60th anniversary of its founding. The theme for the event...
New Doctor of Pastoral Theology
On Wednesday, October 26, 2022, Friar Phillip Chola MULENGA of the Province of the Franciscan Protomartyrs in Zambia defended his doctoral thesis. This academic...
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...
“HARAMBEE” in Kenya
During my visit to Kenya, September 10-17, 2022, I learned a Swahili word: “harambee,” which expresses the importance of everyone pulling together to make...