Greccio: Inauguration of the Franciscan Centenary
On January 7, 2023, the official opening of the Franciscan Centenary took place in Greccio, Italy, with a delegation of Conventual Franciscan friars in...
Letter of the Coordinating Committee of the Franciscan Family for the Franciscan Centenary
Dear sisters and brothers of the Franciscan Family
May the Lord give you peace!
Starting next year, we will begin the celebration of the Franciscan Centenary,...
Franciscan Centenary 2023-26 – Resource Material
In his 2022 greeting and message for the Solemnity of St. Francis of Assisi, the Minister General, Friar Carlos TROVARELLI, mentioned a text published...
Conference of the Franciscan Family: Prayer and Fasting for Peace
Each year, the Feast of St. Francis brings together many brothers and sisters of the Franciscan Family in Assisi.
The Ministers General come to Assisi...
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...
Intermediate Assembly of the Urbanist Poor Clares of Italy
“ have come together from many parts and provinces” (The Canticle of Exhortation for the Ladies of San Damiano 1:1; FF 263 ). On...
Franciscan Centenary: Guidelines for Deepening Knowledge of Our Charism
The Conference of the Franciscan Family is pleased to be able to deliver to you the outline for deepening knowledge of our charism at...
La Verna: Spiritual Retreat of the Ministers General of the Franciscan First Order and...
On April 3-9, 2022, the Ministers General of the Franciscan First Order and the Third Order Regular, together with their General Definitories, participated in...
OFS and YouFra of Italy: United for Peace
OFS and YouFra of Italy for the Ukraine: March 2, 2022, at 9:00 p.m., Prayer for Peace
Rome-Seraphicum: Short Formation Course for Friars and Poor Clares
On November 4-7, 2021, a short formation course took place at the Seraphicum College in Rome. The goal of the course was to provide...