Formation Course in Franciscan Studies for Latin America
In keeping with the festive atmosphere of thanksgiving for the upcoming Franciscan centenaries, the Pontifical Theological Faculty of St. Bonaventure in Rome (Seraphicum) is...
The 1992 Extraordinary General Chapter in Mexico (Part II)
II. An Industrious and Constructive Chapter
In the first part of my recollections of the 1992 Extraordinary General Chapter in Mexico (which was published on...
FI Press Release from New York
On November 15-20, 2022, the International Board of Directors of Franciscans International (FI) met in New York City.
On November 16, the FI Council had...
Patriarch PIZZABALLA Lectures on Fratelli Tutti at the Seraphicum
At 5:00 p.m. on Monday, November 7, 2022, a conference was held in the library of the Pontifical Theological Faculty of St. Bonaventure (Seraphicum)...
Vatican: New Head of Office in the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith
On Tuesday, November 8, 2022, Pope Francis appointed our confrere Friar Francesco PANIZZOLO as a Head of Office in the Dicastery for the Doctrine...
Fraternus Nuntius 3/2022
The year’s third issue of the Order’s newsletter Fraternus Nuntius is now available. It contains documents and news covering July - September, 2022.
In the...
Appointment as Expert with the Research Council of Lithuania
On October 21, 2022, the Postulator General, Friar Zdzisław KIJAS, was appointed an expert with the Research Council of Lithuania.
The Research Council of Lithuania...
Seraphicum: Inauguration of the 2022-23 Academic Year
On Thursday 20 October 2022, an inauguration ceremony took place for the 119th academic year of the Pontifical Theological Faculty of St. Bonaventure (Seraphicum)...
Rome: President of the Republic of Poland Visits the Friary of St. Anthony at...
On October 16, 2022, the President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej DUDA and his wife, Agata KORNHAUSER-DUDA, visited the community of St. Anthony...
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.