The fourth issue of Fraternus Nuntius for 2023 contains documents and news of the Order for October, November and December. We invite all of our confreres to read it and share it with others.
At the beginning of the issue is the calendar of the Minister General (pp. 4-5) followed by the Minister General’s letter on the Solemnity of St. Francis. Next, the sessions of the General Definitory are described (pp. 7-11).
In the pages covering news from the General Offices (pp. 12-43), there is an interview with our confrere Cardinal François-Xavier BUSTILLO RÍPODAS (pp. 14-16); an article on the meeting of the Conventual Franciscan bishops (pp. 19-20); an article about the new third volume of the writings of Kolbe (p. 25); and an article on the return of the Conventual Franciscans to Finland (pp. 34-35).
Next, there is news from the Federations (pp. 45-89). From the African Federation of Conventual Franciscans (pp. 45-46) there is an article on the AFCOF Annual Assembly (p. 46). From the Centralis Europae Foederatio (pp. 47-49) there is an article on the solemn profession in Croatia (p. 47). From the Federación América Latina Conventuales (pp. 50-56) there is an article on the celebration in Peru of the Conventual Franciscan Martyrs of Peru (pp. 53-54). From the Federation of Asian Minor Conventuals (pp. 57-62) there is an article on the ordinations in Vietnam (p. 60); from the Foederatio Europae Mediae et Orientalis (pp. 63-72) there is an article on the solemn profession in Russia (p. 65); and from the Federazione Intermediterranea Ministri Provinciali (pp. 73-89) there is an article on the unification of Sicily and Calabria (pp. 86-88).
The issue concludes with a section on Chapters (pp. 90-98) and another on personal statistics (p. 99).
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