Rome: Cardinalate of Friar François-Xavier BUSTILLO
In July of 2023, Pope Francis announced the appointment of our confrere, the Most Reverend François-Xavier BUSTILLO RÍPODAS, Bishop of Ajaccio, Corsica, France, as...
Franciscan Ministers General Discuss the Rule after 800 Years
On Saturday, September 16, 2023, the Ministers General of the Franciscan First Order: Friars Massimo FUSARELLI, OFM; Roberto GENUIN, OFM Cap.; and Carlos A....
Friar Vittorio TRANI Receives Cardinal Giordano Award for Book on Prison Experience
On September 16, 2023, the 11th annual Cardinal Michele Giordano Award ceremony took place at the Madre del Buon Consiglio di Capodimonte Basilica in...
WYD 2023: Our Friars at the Lisbon Vocations Fair
On August 1-6, 2023, during the 37th World Youth Day in Lisbon, Portugal, four friars splendidly represented the Order on the stage of the...
FIMP Missionary Center: “Mission Possible” on the Banks of the Tiber
During June and July of 2023, the Franciscan Missionary Center of the Federazione Inter-mediterranea Ministri Provinciali (FIMP) once again set up its summertime exhibition...
Seraphicum: Conclusion of Part One of Online Course “In the Footsteps of Francis and...
On Thursday, August 3, 2023, the first part of a formation course on Franciscan Studies entitled “In the Footsteps of Francis and Clare of...
New Fraternus Nuntius 2 – 2023
We invite everyone to read the second issue of the Fraternus Nuntius newsletter for 2023. It features documents and news covering April to June...
Seraphicum: 2023-24 Licentiate course in Franciscanism
During the 2023-24 academic year, the Pontifical Theological Faculty of St. Bonaventure (Seraphicum) in Rome will once again offer its two-year Licentiate Course in...
New Conventual Franciscan Cardinal: Friar François-Xavier BUSTILLO
On Sunday, July 9, 2023, during the Angelus, Pope Francis announced he would hold a consistory on September 30, 2023, for the creation of...
Seraphicum: Second Round of the “Midway Meeting”
On June 19-23, 2023, the second round of the Order’s fraternal “Midway Meeting” took place at the Seraphicum College in Rome. The meeting brought...