The Czech Republic: Extraordinary Provincial Chapter
On September 19-22, 2022, the friars of the Province of Saints Cyril and Methodius in the Czech Republic gathered for an Extraordinary Provincial Chapter...
France-Belgium: Custodial Gathering
On September 26-30, 2022, the friars of the Provincial Custody of St. Bonaventure in France-Belgium gathered at the friary in Brussels, Belgium, for a...
Germany: Inter-Franciscan Collaboration
The “Interfranziskanische Arbeitsgemeinschaft” (INFAG) is an association of over forty communities of Franciscan religious women, eight communities of Franciscan religious men, including the Order...
Austria: Great Devotion to St. Anthony of Padua
Our friars at the Heilige Dreifaltigkeitn Friary in Vienna, Austria, have a great devotion to St. Anthony of Padua There are currently six friars...
Ghana: New Postulants Admitted
On September 29, 2022, Provincial Custody of St. Anthony of Padua in Ghana admitted five young men into its postulancy program. The ceremony took...
Retreat in Lebanon – JPIC: Franciscan DNA
In early September, 2022, I was fortunate to be able to make my annual retreat in Lebanon with the friars of the Custody of...
Colombia: Formation for Friars in Solemn Profession for Five Years or Less
On September 19-23, 2022, the Provincial Custody of St. Francis of Assisi in Colombia conducted a formation meeting for its friars in solemn profession...
California-USA: Novitiate Workshop
From September 19-23, 2022, Friar Jude WINKLER presented a workshop on the Gospels and the Psalms to the novices of the Conventual Franciscan Federation...
Germany: Renewable Energy
For several years, the friars of the Province of St. Elizabeth in Germany have been dealing with issues involving the safeguarding of creation.
In 2015-16,...
Poland: A New Franciscan Single
Faith, hope, charity and, most of all, gratitude, are the basis of a newly released Franciscan single that is now available online at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3U0CIOYzRV8&t=26s
The song...