Spain: M.I. National Assembly
On May 25-26, 2024, the National Assembly of the Militia of the Immaculata (M.I.) was conducted at the pastoral center of the San Francisco...
The Philippines: OFS Formation Course for Asia and Oceania
On May 24-28, 2024, a formation course took place for members of the Secular Franciscan Order (OFS) and OFS spiritual assistants. The course, entitled...
Rome: National Formation Meeting of the Militia of the Immaculata (M.I.)
On May 17-19, 2024, ninety members of the Militia of the Immaculata of Italy gathered at the Seraphicum college in Rome for their annual...
Conventual Franciscan Presences around the World (VI)
Mission in Sweden
Mother Province: Province of St. Maximilian M. Kolbe in Poland (Gdańsk)
The Franciscans (then called gråbröder or gray brothers) arrived in Sweden as...
SGAM and SGF: Visits to Formation Houses
In April and May of 2024, Friar Dariusz MAZUREK, the Secretary General for the General Secretariat for Mission Animation (SGAM) and Friar Piotr STANISŁAWCZYK,...
Niepokalanów Lasek: Discovering the Eucharist
On May 10-12, 2024, the Province of the Immaculate Mother of God in Poland (Warsaw) hosted a youth weekend on the theme: “Discovering the...
Chile: OFS and YouFra National Meeting
On May 3-5, 2024, a national meeting of the Secular Franciscan Order (OFS) and Franciscan Youth (YouFra) of Chile took place at the La...
“Praying with Your Feet”
Franciscan Formation – Inspirations (Part 21)
“The friars are to remember that they are poor men and pilgrims in this world…”
https://youtu.be/cacwCjCiX00
As a child I used...
Italy: 2024 OFS Elective Chapter
On May 2-5, 2024, a National Elective Chapter of the Secular Franciscan Order (OFS) of Italy was conducted at the Domus Pacis Hotel near...
Pilgrimage for Siena College and Its’ New Laudato Si’ Center for Integral Ecology
On April 11-20, 2024, Friar Michael LASKY helped lead a pilgrimage tour in Italy for a group of friars and members of the board...