Renovation of the Parish Church on Alserstrasse in Vienna
On Sunday, January 11, 2026, the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, the friars of the Provincial Custody of St. Leopold and St....
Slovenia: Provincial Pre-Chapter Assembly
On January 27-28, 2026, the Province of St. Joseph in Slovenia held a Pre-Chapter Assembly in anticipation of its upcoming Ordinary Chapter to be...
Slovenia: Carpaccio’s “Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints” (Mother of Hope), Returns Home
On Saturday, December 27, 2025, the altar painting by Vittore Carpaccio, Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints (1518), was solemnly reinstalled in the Friary...
Slovenia: Traditional Christmas-New Year Gathering of Friars and Their Families in Ptuj
On January 2, 2026, the friars of Province of St. Joseph in Slovenia, along with their families met in Ptuj, at the Friary Saints...
International Conference Marking the 800ᵗʰ Anniversary of the Arrival of the First Friars in...
On November 14, 2025, an international conference was held in Nova Gorica–Kostanjevica, Slovenia, to mark the 800th anniversary of the friary in neighboring Gorizia,...
“Friar Placido Days”: A Commemoration Event with Archbishop LINGUA, Apostolic Nuncio to Croatia
The annual event in Cres, Croatia, commemorating the death of Friar Placido CORTESE, was transformed this year into a rich, multi-day spiritual program entitled...
Conference Commemorating the 60ᵗʰ Anniversary of Nostra Aetate
The document Nostra Aetate, adopted during the Second Vatican Council in 1965, stands as a milestone in the Catholic Church’s relationship with other faiths―especially...
Midway through in Germany
On October 13-15, 2025, midway through the 2023-2027 four-year term, the friars of the Province of St. Elizabeth in Germany conducted an Extraordinary Provincial...
Germany: Young Franciscans Gather in Walldürn for a Meeting on Hope
On October 10-12, 2025, the Conventual Franciscan Friary of St. George in Walldürn, Germany, conducted its 37th annual Meeting for Young Franciscans. This meeting...
Croatia: Friar Sandi AŠČIĆ Professes Solemn Vows on Solemnity of St. Francis
On Saturday, October 4, 2025, Friar Sandi AŠČIĆ professed his solemn vows during the 7:00 p.m. Mass of the Solemnity of St. Francis of...