The fourth issue for 2024 of the Fraternus Nuntius general newsletter has been completed. It contains documents and news covering last October to December.
In the first part you will find the calendar of the Minister General, Friar Carlos TROVARELLI (pp. 4-5), the sessions of the General Definitory (pp. 6-11) and the letter of the Secretary General, Friar Tomasz SZYMCZAK, on the preparations underway for the 2025 General Chapter (p. 12).
Following that, there are updates from the General Offices (pp. 13-46), which highlight in particular: our new Conventual Franciscan Cardinal, His Eminence Dominique MATHIEU (pp. 15 and 23-27), the mission week in Kazakhstan (pp. 31-32), the Franciscan Justice Leadership Conference in the USA (pp. 34-35), the CIOFS presidency meeting in Rome (p. 38) and the M.I. National Congress in Mexico (p. 44).
After the solidarity bulletin board (p. 47) there is news from the Federations (pp. 48-123). Of note from the African Federation of Conventual Franciscans is the commemoration of Friar Vincenzo MARCOLI in Ghana (p. 50). From the Centralis Europae Foederatio we feature the celebration of the Franciscan jubilees in Croatia (pp. 54-55). From the Conventual Franciscan Federation we highlight the novena for the protection of the Mother of Mercy (p. 63). From the Federación América Latina Conventuales we feature the priestly ordinations in Chile (pp. 70-71) and in Brazil (p. 75). From the Federation of Asian Minor Conventuals we highlight the historic seminar for OFS spiritual assistants in India (pp. 78-79). From the Foederatio Europae Mediae et Orientalis we feature our new friar bishop, the Most Reverend Piotr KLESZCZ in Poland (p. 91). From the Federazione Inter-mediterranea Ministri Provinciali we highlight the priestly ordination of Friar Ettore FILIPPUCCI in Italy (p. 121).
Finally, you can find articles on the Extraordinary Chapters of the Province of Slovenia (p. 124), and the Province of the Orient and the Holy Land (pp. 125-126), as well as the Ordinary Chapter of the Province of South Korea (126-127) and the page showing demographic information (p. 128).
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