Legal Updates
Ipso Facto Dismissal for Illegitimate Absence and Inability to Be Contacted
The Motu proprio "Communis vita" promulgated by Pope Francis on March 19, 2019, introduced...
Servant of God Friar Léon VEUTHEY, Priest (1896-1974)
The Servant of God, Friar Léon VEUTHEY OFMConv, was born on March 3, 1896, in Dorénaz, a small mountain village in French-speaking Switzerland. His...
SGAM: New Facebook Page
The General Secretariat for Missionary Animation (SGAM) is pleased to share its new Facebook page with friars and friends of the Order. The page...
Poor Clares: Thoughts from the Cloister During “#iorestoacasa”
Poor Clares are cloistered for life inside the walls of their monastery. Even when the current pandemic restrictions are lifted, they will remain inside....
Servant of God Friar Martin BENEDICT, Priest (1931-1986)
The Servant of God Friar Martin BENEDICT was born in the municipality of Nicolae Bălcescu (Galbeni, Romania) in 1931, to peasant parents. After attending...
Praying from the Foundation Cell of the M.I.
The ongoing global health emergency has generated an important obligation for all Christians: to pray together with one heart for the needs of people...
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...
Servant of God Friar Francesco Costantino MAZZIERI, OFM Conv., Bishop (1889-1983)
Servant of God Francesco Costantino MAZZIERI was born on March 25, 1889, in the village of Abbadia di Osimo, in Ancona Province, Italy. He...
Pisa: Celebrations Honoring Venerable Lodovico COCCAPANI
On February 21-23, 2020, the Postulator General Friar Damian PĂTRAȘCU visited Pisa and Calcinaia, Province of Pisa, Italy, to participate, as an invited guest,...
Servant of God Friar Anton DEMETER, OFM Conv., Priest (1925-2006)
On Tuesday, November 29, 2016, the Feast of All Saints of the Franciscan Order, a diocesan inquiry was opened for the beatification of the...