USA: Anniversary of the Martyrdom of Casimir Cypher, OFM Conv.
June 25, 2020, marks the 45th anniversary of the martyrdom of Friar Casimir CYPHER, OFM Conv. (December 1, 1941- June 25, 1975).
The following is...
Rome: Seraphicum Launches Department of Graphology Studies
The Pontifical Theological Faculty of St. Bonaventure (Seraphicum) is launching a Department of Graphology Studies for the 2020-21 academic year.
This specialization follows in the...
Somma Vesuviana (Naples, Italy): Piazza to Be Renamed in Honor of St. Maximilian M....
On Saturday, June 20, 2020, the mayor of the town of Somma Vesuviana announced the launch of the bureaucratic process to rename the piazza...
New Look for the “Franciscan Vocation” Blog
The Italian Province of St. Anthony of Padua (Northern Italy) has redesigned its vocation website in honor of the 800th anniversary of the entrance...
Sacrofano, Rome: Finding God through Gratitude
On May 3, 2020, Friars Rafael PINHEIRO NORMANDO, Jorge Rolando FERNÁNDEZ, Philip KAROTTAPPURAM NICLOVOSE, Donald Ignatius BASSANA and Łukasz STANISZEWSKI, all Conventual Franciscans, began...
Holy Restlessness
L'Osservatore Romano just published an article by Friar Carlos TROVARELLI, the 120th Minister General of the Conventual Franciscans (cf. issue 133, June 12-13, 2020)....
St. Anthony and his “Sermons”
“…Brother Anthony, to whom God gave understanding of the Scriptures and the gift of preaching Christ to the whole world with words sweeter than...
USA: Hope amidst the Thorns
In response to recent events in the United States, following the death of George FLOYD, the four Ministers Provincial of the U.S. Provinces issued...
Assisi: 18th “Con il Cuore” Concert
On June 9, 2020, at 8.45 p.m., RAI1 will present its annual "Con il Cuore" concert/telethon in Assisi. This is a charity...
Order of the White Eagle for Friar Łucjan KRÓLIKOWSKI
On June 4, 2020, the President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej DUDA, posthumously awarded Poland’s highest honor, the Order of the White Eagle,...