Colombia: Custodial Spiritual Retreat
On July 5-8, 2021, the confreres of the Provincial Custody of St. Francis of Assisi in Colombia enjoyed a time of grace that allowed...
Friar Massimo FUSARELLI, New OFM Minister General
On Tuesday, July 13, 2021, at the San Lorenzo da Brindisi International College in Rome, His Eminence, João Cardinal BRAZ DE AVIZ, Prefect of...
St. Anne’s Outreach Center
Three years ago, our confreres from the Province of Our Lady of the Angels in the USA (OLA) began serving St. Anne's Parish in...
Romania: Priestly Ordinations
On Tuesday, June 29, 2021, the Solemnity of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, six confreres of the Province of St. Joseph, Spouse of...
“Be Subject to All in Charity”. An Interview with Mauro Cardinal GAMBETTI, OFM Conv.
“It had been nearly 160 years since the Order of Friars Minor Conventual had a Cardinal. The last one was in 1861, the Sicilian...
The Mission of St. Francis of Assisi and the First Friars
7. The Preaching Activities of the Friars
Reports from other religious of the time, especially the Benedictines, confirm that the friars had the habit of...
Rome: Friar Roberto CARBONI, Bishop of Ales-Terralba
On Saturday, July 3, 2021, the Holy See announced that Pope Francis had appointed the Most Reverend Roberto CARBONI, OFM Conv., Bishop of Ales-Terralba...
Chapel and Friary of the Immaculate Conception in Santa Severa (Santa Marinella – Rome)
The Chapel and the Friary of the Immaculate Conception in Santa Severa, Italy, is a real estate property owned by the entity entitled the...
Padua: New Vocation Song
As the 2020-21 formation year draws to a close, the friars at the St. Anthony, Doctor Theological Seminary in Padua, Italy, decided to release...
OFS of Italy: New National Council Elected
On Saturday, July 3, 2021, the Secular Franciscan Order (OFS) of Italy elected its new National Council. The OFS Chapter Assembly met together in...