Brazil: Dedication of the Senhor do Bonfim Shrine on the Day of the Pardon...
On August 2, 2026, hundreds of faithful gathered at the Senhor do Bonfim Shrine in Santo André, State of São Paulo, Brazil, to receive...
Mexico: 240 Young People Attend 5th Annual JUMI Youth Camp
On July 28–29, 2026, the 5th Annual JUMI Youth Camp (Juventud Miliciana, or Militia Youth) took place in Huehuetonoc, in the state of Guerrero,...
38th UCOB Winter Franciscan Studies Course
On July 13-24, 2026, the 38th Winter Franciscan Studies Course took place at the St. Francis of Assisi Formation House in Brasília, Federal District,...
Provincial Custody of St. Bonaventure in Brazil Conducts 4th Ordinary Chapter – Part I
On July 20-24, 2026, the friars of the Provincial Custody of St. Bonaventure in Brazil (Maranhão) conducted the first part of their 4th Custodial...
Brazil: 2026 Franciscan Symposium Celebrates the 800th Anniversary of the Transitus of St. Francis
On July 13-16, 2026, the São Boaventura Institute in Brasília (Federal District) Brazil, hosted the 2026 Franciscan Symposium as part of “Franciscan Week,” a...
Project No. 35/2026 – Humanitarian Emergency Following the Earthquake in Venezuela
Project No. 35/2026 –
Humanitarian Emergency Following the Earthquake
in Venezuela
The Provincial Custody of Our Lady of Coromoto in Venezuela, of the Order of Friars Minor...
Brazil: Young People Explore Their Vocation, Inspired by the Testament of St. Francis
On June 28, 2026, a vocation promotion event entitled “Franciscan Tent” took place at the St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish Church in Mogi das Cruzes,...
SGF: Formation and Vocation Discernment at the Heart of a Fraternal Visit to Mexico
From July 7-14, 2026, I made a fraternal visit to the Province of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico.
Our presence in Mexico dates back...
Mexico: 2026 Provincial Franciscan Formation Week
Every summer, the Province of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico dedicates several days to the continuing formation of its friars. This initiative was...
Brasilia: Continuing Formation for Those Exercising the Service of Authority
From June 29 to July 3, 2026, the Province of St. Maximilian M. Kolbe in Brazil (Brasilia) held a meeting of its guardians, pastors,...