Łagiewniki

Poland: Young People from Łagiewniki Take Part in the Extreme Stations of the Cross

On the night of March 20–21, 2026, a group of young people from the Shrine of St. Anthony of Padua and Bl. Rafał Chyliński...
Maciej KRZYMOWSKI OFMCpnv

Poland: Birthday Celebration for Friar Maciej KRZYMOWSKI

On March 14, 2026, a Mass was celebrated at the St. Anthony of Padua Shrine Parish in Łódź Łagiewniki, Poland, for the 90th birthday...
Smardzewice

Poland: Conventuals in Smardzewice Perform the Mystery of the Passion of the Lord

On February 28, 2026, the Mystery of the Passion of the Lord was performed at the Shrine of St. Anne in Smardzewice, near Tomaszów...
Niepokalanów Lasek

Niepokalanów Lasek: Lenten Retreats for the Militia of the Immaculata

On February 20-22, 2026, the first Lenten retreat for the Militia of the Immaculata (M.I.) took place at the friary in Niepokalanów Lasek, a...
Niepokalanów

Niepokalanów: 85ᵗʰ Anniversary of the Arrest of St. Maximilian

Tuesday, February 17, 2026, marked the 85th anniversary of the day that St. Maximilian Kolbe and four of his confreres were arrested by the...
Polonia

Poland: Institution of New Lectors and Acolytes

On Sunday, February 15, 2026, the Ministries of Lector and Acolyte were conferred upon a number of student friars in Poland. Friars Marek SŁYŚ...
Niepokalanów Lasek

Niepokalanów Lasek: Winter Retreats for Children and Youth

During the winter holidays between January 19 and February 7, 2026, spiritual retreats for children and youth were conducted at the friary in Niepokalanów...
Kalwaria Pacławska

Poland: 11th International Festival of Christmas Carols and Shepherds’ Songs

On January 24-25, 2026, traditional and modern Christmas carols echoed from morning until evening in Kalwaria Pacławska near Przemyśl, Poland. They were performed by...
Niepokalanów Lasek

Poland: Retreat for the Sick in Niepokalanów Lasek

On January 12-17, 2026, the friary in Niepokalanów Lasek, a presence of the Province of the Immaculate Mother of God in Poland (Warsaw), hosted...
Cracovia

22nd Kolbean Symposium: “Death: Between Theology and Experience”

This year, Franciscans are celebrating the 800th anniversary of the death of the founder of their Order, St. Francis of Assisi, and the 85th...