SGF Meetings with FAMC and FEMO Formators
On June 14, 2021, members of the General Secretariat for Formation (SGF) met online with the formators of the Federation of Asian Minors Conventual...
Poland: Franciscan Formation for Cloistered Nuns
On June 16, 2021, the sisters of the cloistered Franciscan congregations in Poland concluded a year of Franciscan formation. During the year, Friar Emil...
The Mission of St. Francis of Assisi and the First Friars
6. Preaching Conversion and Penance
When St. Francis wrote about preachers in chapter XVII of the Earlier Rule (46-49), he spoke about their standing, wishing...
Online Meeting with AFCOF Formators
On June 2, 2021, friars with the General Secretariat for Formation (SGF) met online with the formators of the African Federation of Conventual Franciscans...
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...
The Mission of St. Francis of Assisi and the First Friars
5. A New Style of Presence in the World
In the mindset of the Middle Ages, the friars’ way of being present in the world...
Puglia: Cause for the Beatification of Friar Egidio MEROLA Inaugurated
On April 30, 2021, the Most Reverend Fernando Tarcisio FILOGRANA, Bishop of Nardò-Gallipoli, Italy, presided over Mass at the Shrine of Santa Maria dell...
Online Formation Meetings
On Thursday April 8, 2021, the General Secretariat for Formation (SGF) conducted an online meeting with the formators serving in Brazil.
There are currently four...
The Mission of St. Francis of Assisi and the First Friars
4. Characteristics of Religious Orders in His Day
Monastic life gained particular importance in the Middle Ages. It was seen as a kind of exile....
Seraphicum: corso di alta formazione in “Fratelli tutti”
The Pontifical Theological Faculty of St. Bonaventure (Seraphicum) in Rome is promoting an advanced formation course entitled “Fratelli tutti,” like Pope Francis’ Encyclical. The...