And Remember… I Have Not Come to Be Served, but to Serve
In the last part of chapter IV of the Earlier Rule, St. Francis writes:
Let the ministers and servants remember what the Lord says: “I...
Seraphicum: Ministry of Acolyte Conferred
On May 13, 2021, Friar Carlos A. TROVARELLI conferred the ministry of acolyte upon six temporarily professed friars of the Seraphicum College formation community...
Rivotorto: Post-Novitiate Spiritual Retreat
From April 29 to May 3, 2021, the post-novitiate community of the Federazione Intermediterranea Ministri Provinciali (FIMP), located in Rivotorto, Italy, went on a...
New Conventual Franciscan Bishop in France
Today, Tuesday May 11, 2021, at noon, the Holy See officially announced Pope Francis’ appointment of our confrere, Friar François BUSTILLO as the Bishop...
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...
Tanzania: Postulancy Program in Morogoro
In preparation for the Ordinary Custodial Chapter of the Custody of Tanzania, scheduled for August of 2021, the Assistant General for the African Federation...
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...
Rome: Solemnity of Saints Philip and James, Apostles
On May 3, 2021, Philip and James the Lesser, Apostles and Patron Saints of Rome’s Basilica of the Twelve Holy Apostles, were solemnly commemorated...
IV/I. THE DIVINE COMEDY
INFERNO
The Christian’s journey into the realms of the afterlife was not a new story in literature. However, Dante's underworld was something completely...
Uganda: Greetings from the Minister General
Here are the greetings of the Minister General, Friar Carlos A. TROVARELLI, to all the friars, sent from Munyonyo, Uganda.
Friar Carlos was in...