The 1992 Extraordinary General Chapter in Mexico
I am not sure who first came up with the idea of holding the Extraordinary General Chapter in Latin America. I was unable to find out if it was a suggestion put forward at the 1989 Ordinary General Chapter, or if it was a proposal that emerged later, within the government of the Order.
Lutheran Group Visits the Basilica of the Twelve Holy Apostles
On October 4, 2022, a group of thirty-eight lay Lutheran Christians from Finland, along with four of their pastors, visited the Basilica of the...
Croatia: Meeting of the Guardians and Celebration the Patronal Feast Day of St. Jerome
On Thursday, September 29, 2022, the Guardians of the Province of St. Jerome in Croatia met at the Friary of the Holy Spirit in...
The Czech Republic: Extraordinary Provincial Chapter
On September 19-22, 2022, the friars of the Province of Saints Cyril and Methodius in the Czech Republic gathered for an Extraordinary Provincial Chapter...
La Vigna: Spiritual Retreat in Tagliacozzo
From September 26 to October 1, 2022, the friars of the Friary of St. Anthony at the Baths (“La Vigna”), one of the General...
Greeting and Message of the Minister General on the Solemnity of St. Francis of...
May St. Francis teach us the way!
France-Belgium: Custodial Gathering
On September 26-30, 2022, the friars of the Provincial Custody of St. Bonaventure in France-Belgium gathered at the friary in Brussels, Belgium, for a...
Germany: Inter-Franciscan Collaboration
The “Interfranziskanische Arbeitsgemeinschaft” (INFAG) is an association of over forty communities of Franciscan religious women, eight communities of Franciscan religious men, including the Order...
Austria: Great Devotion to St. Anthony of Padua
Our friars at the Heilige Dreifaltigkeitn Friary in Vienna, Austria, have a great devotion to St. Anthony of Padua There are currently six friars...
Ghana: New Postulants Admitted
On September 29, 2022, Provincial Custody of St. Anthony of Padua in Ghana admitted five young men into its postulancy program. The ceremony took...