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...
Retreat in Lebanon – JPIC: Franciscan DNA
In early September, 2022, I was fortunate to be able to make my annual retreat in Lebanon with the friars of the Custody of...
Colombia: Formation for Friars in Solemn Profession for Five Years or Less
On September 19-23, 2022, the Provincial Custody of St. Francis of Assisi in Colombia conducted a formation meeting for its friars in solemn profession...