Monday, December 11, 2023
Brasile

Conventual Franciscan Mission Presences around the World – XXI

Province of St. Francis in Brazil (São Paulo)  Mother Province: Italian Province of St. Anthony of Padua (Northern Italy)  On January 5, 1949, Friars Vittorio VALENTINI...
Chile

Conventual Franciscan Mission Presences around the World – XX

Provincial Delegation in Chile  Mother Province: Italian Province of St. Anthony of Padua (Northern Italy)  The decision to open a new presence in Chile was made...
Bolivia

Conventual Franciscan Mission Presences around the World – XIX

Provincial Custody of St. Francis in Bolivia  Mother Province: St. Anthony and Bl. James of Strepar in Poland (Cracow)  Because of a great shortage of clergy...
Filippine

Course for Missionaries in Asia

The course for Franciscan missionaries has changed continents. Last year’s course was held in Africa, in Kampala, Uganda. This year’s course is underway in...
Paraguay

Conventual Franciscan Mission Presences around the World – XVIII

Provincial Delegation in Paraguay  Mother Province: Province of St. Anthony and Bl. James of Strepar in Poland (Cracow)  This mission officially began when the 1991 Chapter...
ecuador

Conventual Franciscan Mission Presences around the World – XVII

Provincial Delegation in Ecuador  Mother Province: Province of St. Maximilian M. Kolbe in Poland (Gdańsk)  During its Chapter of 1993, the Province of Gdańsk decided to...
Peru

Conventual Franciscan Mission Presences around the World – XVI

Provincial Delegation in Peru  Mother Province: Province of St. Anthony and Bl. James of Strepar in Poland (Cracow)  The Conventual Franciscan Mission in Peru was officially...
India

Conventual Franciscan Mission Presences around the World – XV

Province of St. Maximilian M. Kolbe in India  Mother Province: Province of St. Paul the Apostle in Malta  The Conventual Franciscan mission in India officially began...
Sri Lanka

Conventual Franciscan Mission Presences around the World – XIV

Mission in Sri Lanka  Mother Province: Province of St. Maximilian M. Kolbe in India  Sri Lanka is known as the Pearl of the Indian Ocean. The...
Indonesia

Conventual Franciscan Mission Presences around the World – XIII

Province of Mary Immaculate in Indonesia  Mother Province: The Italian Province of St. Anthony of Padua (Northern Italy)  In 1937, Friars Minor Conventual from Holland and...