Greenland: A Place of Grace
You’ve probably all heard of this island in the North Atlantic, east of Canada. Greenland means “green country” but the country is not green...
Slovenia: World Mission Sunday Celebration
On Sunday, October 24, 2021, the Sv. Vida Friary and Church in Videm pri Ptuju, Slovenia, conducted its principal celebration for Mission Day...
Würzburg, Germany: Franciscans Celebrate Chapter of Mats
On October 14-16, 2021, eight centuries after the arrival of the first Franciscans in Germany, members of the Order of Friars Minor, Friars Minor...
Croatia: Diaconal Ordination
On Saturday, October 9, 2021, His Eminence, Josip Cardinal BOZANIĆ, Archbishop of Zagreb, Croatia, ordained seventeen new deacons at the St. John XXIII Church...
Zagreb: Presentation of a New Book on the Province of Croatia
On October 5, 2021, a book presentation was held at the Holy Spirit Friary in Zagreb, Croatia. The new book, entitled, “Conventual Franciscans among...
Denmark: A Children’s Book about St. Maximilian Kolbe
The friars of the Conventual Franciscan mission in Denmark (a Jurisdiction of the Province of St. Jerome in Croatia) have published a children’s book...
Croatia: Ongoing Formation Week in the Province
On September 12-16, 2021, fifteen friars from the Province of St. Jerome in Croatia met at the St. Francis of Assisi Friary in Cres...
Austria: “Knight of the Order of the Star of Italy” for Friar Thomas MANALIL
For many decades, the friars of our Order have been responsible for the “Italian Catholic Mission,” in Vienna. For a long time, the mission...
Germany: Solemn Profession
In Germany, the celebration of a solemn profession has become a rare event. Therefore, when it does happen, it is all the more cause...
Slovenia: Provincial Fraternal and Pastoral Day
On Wednesday June 23, 2021, the friars of the Province of St. Joseph in Slovenia celebrated a day of fraternity, which this year, also...