30 Years of Conventual Franciscan Presence in Ecuador: Gratitude, Community, and Missionary Witness
On May 31, 2025, the Province of St. Maximilian M. Kolbe in Poland (Gdańsk) celebrated the 30th anniversary of the founding of its Conventual...
Poland-Niepokalanów Lasek: Retreat for People with Oncological Diseases
On May 26-31, 2025, a retreat for persons with oncological diseases was conducted at the friary in Niepokalanów Lasek, Poland, a presence of the...
Poland: Franciscan Family Gains Six Priests and a Deacon
On Saturday, May 31, 2025, the Franciscan Family gained six new priests and a deacon. The newly ordained priests are Friars Łukasz GRADEK, Szymon...
Poland-Gdańsk: Extraordinary Provincial Chapter
On May 26-28, 2025, the Province of St. Maximilian M. Kolbe in Poland (Gdańsk) conducted an Extraordinary Provincial Chapter. The event took place at...
Poland: 25ᵗʰ Anniversary of Priesthood
On Tuesday, May 27, 2025, some friars from Poland, Germany, Slovakia, Ukraine, Italy, Peru, and Paraguay gathered in Cracow to celebrate their silver jubilee...
Poland: Important Celebration of the 800ᵗʰ Anniversary of the Canticle of the Creatures
Recently, a three-day event took place in Kalwaria Pacławska, Poland, in the Eastern Carpathian Mountains, to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the composition of...
Lithuania: Meeting of the Provincial Secretaries for Mission Animation of the Franciscan Orders
On May 20-23, 2025, the Provincial Secretaries for Mission Animation of the Franciscan Orders in Poland met in Vilnius, Lithuania, for their annual spring...
Germany: 100ᵗʰ Anniversary of the Friary in Neustadt an der Waldnaab
On May 16-18, 2025, the Conventual Franciscans celebrated the 100th anniversary of the friary in Neustadt an der Waldnaab, in northern Bavaria, Germany. They...
Poland: Friar Adam DUNST Celebrates First Mass
On Sunday, May 11, 2025, Friar Adam DUNST of the Province of St. Maximilian M. Kolbe in Poland (Gdańsk) celebrated his first Mass. The...
Poland – Gdańsk: Diaconal and Priestly Ordinations
On Saturday, May 10, 2025, the Church of the Holy Trinity in Gdańsk hosted a significant event for the Order of Friars Minor Conventual:...