Franciscans International Launches a New Strategic Plan
Following the restructuring of Franciscans International (FI) about eight years ago, the organization’s Board of Directors (IBD) would normally meet in person in Geneva...
Poland: New FEMO Commission for Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation
The Foederatio Europae Mediae et Orientalis (FEMO) has established a Commission for Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation (GPIC). On Friday, February 12, 2021,...
Assisi: Novices Make Formational Visit to CEFID
On December 22, 2020, eleven novices from the Sacred Convent in Assisi made their usual formational visit to the International Franciscan Center for Dialogue...
GPIC PROMOTION IN THE UNPRECEDENTED YEAR 2020
In February of 2020, the General Delegate for Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation (GPIC) moved from the Maximilian M. Kolbe Friary in Rome...
Covid-19: Fraternal Solidarity in a Difficult Time
A tiny coronavirus attacks a region of far-away China and in a matter of months it imposes its dread and threat on the whole...
Spain: 25th COP Conference
On December 2-12, 2019, Friar Joseph BLAY attended the twenty-fifth edition of the Conference of the Parties (COP25) in Madrid, Spain. He was joined...
Brazil: Visit from the GPIC Delegate General
On November 16-25, 2019, Friar Joseph Blay, the Delegate General for Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation (GPIC), visited the Province of St. Francis...
Ellicot City: Peace Symposium
On November 14, 2019, the Conventual Franciscan Federation (CFF) hosted the annual St. Francis Forum in Ellicott City, Maryland. This year, the coordinators, Friars...
New York: Franciscans International meets the UN Secretary General
On November, 7-10, 2019, the International Board of Directors of Franciscans International (FI) met in New York, USA, for the third stage of the...
Seminar on Mining and Extractive Activities
On September 27-29, 2019, a three-day seminar on mining was held at the Casa La Salle in Rome. It was organized by several social...