Poland: New Academic Year Inaugurated at the Theological Institute of the Franciscan Study

On Wednesday, October 1, 2025, twenty-two friars were solemnly welcomed as students at the Theological Institute of the Franciscan Study in Cracow. The new students...
Festival Ecce Homo

6ᵗʰ Annual Ecce Homo Festival: Peru in the Heart of Poland

On September 26-27, 2025, the 6th Annual Ecce Homo Saints and Blesseds Festival took place in Nowe Skalmierzyce, Poland. Speaking during the event, Lucas...
Tomasz BULDA, Tomasz KANIEWSKI, Michał GRYNIUK, Michał ROMANIUK

Poland-Cracow: New Temporarily Professed

On Sunday, September 21, 2025, the Franciscan Family was blessed with the addition of four new friars. All four are members of the Province...
Opole-Gliwice

The Canticle of Brother Sun performed by the OFS of the Opole-Gliwice Region, Poland

On Saturday, September 20, 2025, the Secular Franciscan Order (OFS) of the Opole-Gliwice Region in Poland celebrated the 800th anniversary of the Canticle of...
Polonia-Cracovia

Poland: Feast Day of the Province of Cracow

On September 17, 2025, the friars of the Province of St. Anthony and Bl. James of Strepar in Poland (Cracow) celebrated their annual Provincial...
Święta Góra Polanowska

Poland: Feast of the Province of Gdańsk

On September 13, 2025, the Province of St. Maximilian M. Kolbe in Poland (Gdańsk) celebrated its annual Provincial feast day. The event took place...
Kazakistan

Kazakhstan: Astana Hosts Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions

On September 17-18, 2025, Astana, the capital city of Kazakhstan, hosted the 8th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions. This unique event...
Assisi

Assisi: Retreat for Friars Celebrating 25 Years in Solemn Vows

On September 10-15, 2025, fourteen friars from the Foederatio Europae Mediae et Orientalis (FEMO) participated in a retreat in Assisi. The retreat was organized and...
Niepokalanów

Poland: 9ᵗʰ Children’s Meeting in Niepokalanów

On Saturday, September 13, 2025, the 9th National Children’s Meeting took place, in Niepokalanów, Poland. Approximately 5,000 people participated, which included children, parents, guardians,...
Niepokalanów Lasek

Poland: Retreat for People with Cancer Held in Niepokalanów Lasek

On September 8-13, 2025, a retreat for people with cancer was held at the friary in Niepokalanów Lasek Poland. The friary is a presence...