Russia: Annual Custodial Retreat
On October 9-13, 2023, the friars of the Russian General Custody of St. Francis of Assisi gathered for their annual spiritual retreat.
The event took...
Poland: Provincial Feast Day of the Province of Gdańsk
On Saturday, October 7, 2023, the Province of St. Maximilian M. Kolbe in Poland (Gdańsk) celebrated its Provincial feast day.
This year, the celebration began...
Russia: Solemn Profession
On October 4, 2023, the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, Friar Sergey ANOKHIN, a member of the Russian General Custody of St. Francis...
Poland: Inauguration of the Academic Year at the Franciscan Study
Other Jurisdictions have joined the Franciscan Study in Cracow. On October 2, 2023, the new academic year began with eighty-eight students coming from the...
In the Footsteps of St. Francis: A Spiritual Retreat for Senior Friars
On September 10-19, 2023, some senior friars from Poland went on a spiritual retreat in Italy.
The idea for the retreat came from the Vicar...
Poland: Simple Profession on the Feast of the Stigmata
On September 17, 2023, the Feast of the Stigmata of St. Francis of Assisi, Friar Krzysztof ZAJĄC of the Province of St. Anthony and...
Czech Republic: Fraternity and Formation Week
On September 3-8, 2023, the friars of the Province of Sts. Cyril and Methodius in the Czech Republic met for their yearly fraternity and...
Ukraine: Dovhenke – The Smell of War
A Visit to a Village Liberated from Russian Occupation
On August 2-4, 2023, the Custos of the Provincial Custody of the Holy Cross in Ukraine,...
Poland: 2023-24 Novitiate Year Begins
On September 5, 2023, after completing their year of religious formation as postulants, in Gniezno, Poland, seven candidates began their novitiate year in the...
Poland: Patronal Feast in Kalwaria Pacławska
On August 15, 2023, the solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, His Eminence, Cardinal Mauro GAMBETTI, OFM Conv., the Vicar General...