Poland: Youth Retreat in Niepokalanów Lasek
On April 26-28, 2024, a retreat for youth preparing to receive the sacrament of confirmation took place at the friary in Niepokalanów Lasek, a...
25ᵗʰ Ordinary Chapter of the Province of Warsaw – Part I
On April 22-27, 2024, the Province of the Immaculate Mother of God in Poland (Warsaw) conducted the first part of its 25th Ordinary Provincial...
Conventual Franciscan Presences around the World (V)
Provincial Delegation in Belarus
Mother Province: Province of the Immaculate Mother of God in Poland (Warsaw)
Franciscans have been present in Belarus since the 14th century....
Poland-Cracow: Ordinary Provincial Chapter, Part 1
On April 15-19, 2024, the Province of St. Anthony and Bl. James of Strepar in Poland (Cracow) celebrated the first part of its Ordinary...
Russia: Dedication of the Church in Ozërsk
On Saturday, April 13, 2024, the Conventual Franciscan friars in Chernyakhovsk, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, dedicated the Parish Church of the Annunciation of the Lord...
30ᵗʰ Anniversary of the Founding of the Franciscan Publishing House in Russia
On April 7, 2024, the friars of the Russian General Custody of St. Francis of Assisi celebrated the thirtieth anniversary of the founding of...
11th Ordinary Provincial Chapter of the Province of Gdańsk
On April 8-12, 2024, the Province of St. Maximilian M. Kolbe in Poland (Gdańsk) conducted its eleventh Ordinary Chapter. The Chapter was held at...
Two Days of Prayer for the Beatification of Friar Wenanty KATARZYNIEC
On April 6-7, 2024, the faithful in Kalwaria Pacławska, Poland, prayed for the imminent beatification of the Venerable Servant of God Wenanty KATARZYNIEC, who...
The Great Oasis of Shechem in Gdańsk
On March 22-23, 2024, the community of the Great Oasis of Shechem Movement in Gdańsk, Poland, celebrated “Spring Day.” The main theme of the...
Antidote – Talking about Father BLACHNICKI
On March 22, 2024, a theatrical musical was performed at the Holy Trinity Church in Gdańsk, Poland. The musical, entitled, “Why We Are One,”...