Brazil: Joint Definitory Meeting
On April 23, 2024, the Definitors of the Province of St. Francis in Brazil and the Provincial Custody of the Immaculate Conception of the...
Brazil: Diaconal Ordinations
On Saturday, April 20, 2024, at 10:30 a.m., two friars from the Province of St. Francis in Brazil were ordained to the diaconate. The...
European Conferences of Religious Orders
The Union of European Conferences of Major Superiors (UCESM) comprises thirty-eight national Conferences representing the Major Superiors of apostolic Religious Institutes from twenty-eight European...
Annual Joint Assembly of the Provinces of Croatia and Slovenia
On Wednesday, April 24, 2024, the Provinces of Croatia and Slovenia conducted their annual joint Provincial Assembly. The assembly was held at the Bl....
South Korea: 61st Vocation Sunday Event
On Sunday, April 21, 2024, friars from five different friaries, including some friars in formation at the local seminary, participated in the 61st Vocation...
Poland-Cracow: Ordinary Provincial Chapter, Part 1
On April 15-19, 2024, the Province of St. Anthony and Bl. James of Strepar in Poland (Cracow) celebrated the first part of its Ordinary...
Russia: Dedication of the Church in Ozërsk
On Saturday, April 13, 2024, the Conventual Franciscan friars in Chernyakhovsk, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, dedicated the Parish Church of the Annunciation of the Lord...
Karşıyaka – Izmir: Conventual Franciscans Return to the Parish of St. Helena
Sunday, April 14, 2024, was a day of great significance for the faithful in the Karşıyaka District of Izmir, Turkey. It was the day...
Sicily-Calabria: Fraternal Assembly
On April 15-16, 2024, the friars of the Italian Province of the Immaculate Conception (Sicily-Calabria) conducted a Fraternal Assembly under the title: “For a...
30th Anniversary of the Founding of the Franciscan Publishing House in Russia
On April 7, 2024, the friars of the Russian General Custody of St. Francis of Assisi celebrated the thirtieth anniversary of the founding of...