Poland: Symposium on Time during the Pandemic
On May 15, 2021, the Franciscan Scientific Society of Cracow organized a symposium to answer the question: “Is the time during the pandemic a...
Russia: 20th Anniversary of the General Custody
On May 14, 2021, the friars of the Russian General Custody of St. Francis of Assisi gathered in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception...
Food and Water as a Human Right in El Salvador
In recent years the citizens of El Salvador have been working collectively to secure some basic human rights.
These rights are not peripheral matters; they...
Seraphicum: Ministry of Acolyte Conferred
On May 13, 2021, Friar Carlos A. TROVARELLI conferred the ministry of acolyte upon six temporarily professed friars of the Seraphicum College formation community...
Rivotorto: Post-Novitiate Spiritual Retreat
From April 29 to May 3, 2021, the post-novitiate community of the Federazione Intermediterranea Ministri Provinciali (FIMP), located in Rivotorto, Italy, went on a...
Tanzania: Postulancy Program in Morogoro
In preparation for the Ordinary Custodial Chapter of the Custody of Tanzania, scheduled for August of 2021, the Assistant General for the African Federation...
Uganda: Greetings from the Minister General
Here are the greetings of the Minister General, Friar Carlos A. TROVARELLI, to all the friars, sent from Munyonyo, Uganda.
Friar Carlos was in...
Japan: Seibo no Kishi Magazine Publishes 1000th Issue
The Seibo no Kishi Magazine, published by the Conventual Franciscans in Japan, has printed its thousandth issue. The magazine was founded by St. Maximilian...
Germany: Opening of the Marian Month
The friars of the friary in Schwarzenberg, Germany, a Marian pilgrimage destination, were pleased to have been visited twice in the last week by...
Nigeria: Visit to Abeokuta
For some time now, the Order has been praying over and studying the possibility of having a Conventual presence in Nigeria. This potential Nigerian...