Assisi: Anniversary of the Dedication of the Basilica
Immediately after St. Francis’ canonization, on July 16, 1228, Pope Gregory IX ordered that a specialis ecclesia, a Basilica, should be built in Assisi...
Lusaka: Closing of the Academic Year
On May 18, 2018, a solemn closing ceremony for the 2017-2018 academic year took place on the campus of the Franciscan College of St....
Brussels—Course for New Missionaries
At the beginning of March, 2018, a course for new, French-speaking missionaries began in Brussels, Belgium.
The course was attended by ten friars (OFM and...
Rome: Missionary Center Meets with Young Friars
During April and May of 2018. the friars of the Missionary Center conducted some missionary animation by meeting with more than 100 young people...
Croatia: Provincial Chapter – Part II
On May 14-16, 2018, the Province of St. Jerome in Croatia held the second part of its Ordinary Provincial Chapter at the Holy Spirit...
Assisi: The Sultan and the Saint at the Sacro Convento
“Thank you all. I feel at home.” These were the words of Alex KRONEMER, the director of a documentary film about the meeting between...
Poland: Cracow-KWPZM Assembly and Rector’s Meeting
On May 15-16, 2018, a meeting of the Conference of Major Superiors of Men's Religious Institutes in Poland (KWPZM) and a meeting of the...
St. Petersburg: Ordinary Custodial Chapter
On May 7-10, 2018, the General Custody of Our Holy Father St. Francis in Russia celebrated the first part of its Ordinary Custodial Chapter....
Rome: Seraphicum—European Premiere of Documentary Film
Peace is possible when one has the humility to listen to people from different religious and cultural backgrounds and the will to dialogue with...
Italy: Ariccia-Annual SEDOS Seminar
From April 30, to May 4, 2018, Friar Jarosław Wysoczański, OFM Conv., the Secretary General for Missionary Animation (SGAM) and Friar Joseph Blay OFM...