Seraphicum: Conclusion of the 2022-23 Academic Year
On June 23, 2023, during Mass on the eve of the Solemnity of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, the 2022-23 academic year...
Final Farewell to Friar Franciszek TARGOŃSKI
On Wednesday, June 21, 2023, at noon, the funeral of Friar Franciszek TARGOŃSKI was celebrated at the San Bonaventura Chapel of the Seraphicum International...
Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland Awarded...
On June 22, 2023, the martyred missionary friars Blessed Zbigniew STRZAŁKOWSKI and Blessed Michał TOMASZEK, both Conventual Franciscans from Poland, were posthumously awarded the...
Relics of Blessed Zbigniew and Michał Given to the Seraphicum in Rome
On the evening of June 20, 2023, relics of Blessed Zbigniew STRZAŁKOWSKI and Blessed Michał TOMASZEK, missionary martyrs of Pariacoto, Peru, were formally given...
General Curia: Meeting with the Presidents of the Federations
On June 15-17, 2023, the General Definitory, as part of its thirtieth session, held its annual meeting with the Presidents of the Federations at...
Historical Overview of the Conventual Franciscan Missionary Journey
During the last hundred years, the life and activities of the Order were characterized by a boundless missionary drive. A that time, the Order’s...
New Book: Bursting with Life
On November 29, 1223, Pope Honorius III approved the Later Rule of St. Francis of Assisi. This year marks the 800th anniversary of its...
Conference on Venerable Friar Martin BENEDICT
On May 16, 2023, the General Curia of the Order of Friars Minor Conventual, in collaboration with the Embassy of Romania to the Holy...
Assisi: Meeting of the Board of Directors of Franciscans International
For some years now, the Franciscans International Board of Directors (IBD) has conducted two in-person meetings each year. One is in Geneva and the...
Bulgaria: Visit of the Minister General
From April 30 to May 4, 2023, the Minister General, Friar Carlos TROVARELLI, visited the Provincial Delegation in Bulgaria, a presence of the Province...