Tag: 2025 General Chapter
203rd Ordinary General Chapter of the Friars Minor Conventual – Summary
The 203rd Ordinary General Chapter of the Conventual Franciscan Friars was held June 1-21, 2025, at the Seraphicum International College in Rome. It was...
A Letter to All the Friars of the Order at the Conclusion of the...
Dear friars,
At the close of the 203rd General Chapter of our Order, we wish to reach out to you with this brief letter. We...
ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE LEO XIV TO THE MEMBERS OF...
Welcome, dear brothers and sisters! I greet in particular the Superiors General – both of whom have been confirmed – the Councilors and Capitulars of the Order of Friars Minor Conventual and those of the Order of the Most Holy Trinity and of the Captives, as well as the delegates from the Third Orders and lay groups.
Friday, June 20, 2025 – Audience with Pope Leo and Conclusion...
Today, the morning was dedicated to an audience with Pope Leo XIV. At around 9:00 a.m., the Capitulars and friars from the General Houses...
Thursday, June 19, 2025 – Motions and Discussion in the Chapter Hall
Today, the Capitulars celebrated the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. All of the friars took part—even those from other...
Wednesday, June 18, 2025 – Motion 13 and Work in Groups
Today, the morning Mass was presided over by the Minister Provincial of the Province of St. Maximilian M. Kolbe in Poland (Gdańsk), Friar Wojciech...
Tuesday, June 17, 2025 – Discussion and Approval of Motions
As usual, the Capitulars celebrated Mass with Morning Prayer at 7:00 a.m. The newly elected Assistant General for the Federazione Intermediterranea Ministri Provinciali (FIMP),...
Monday, June 16, 2025 – Motions and Thematic Groups
After a day of rest on Sunday, the Capitulars gathered for morning Mass presided over by Friar Juan Antonio ADÁNEZ SILVÁN, the Minister Provincial...
Saturday, June 14, 2025 – Meeting with the Conference of the Franciscan Family...
Today was the Saturday Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Friar Rafał ZARZYCKI, Delegate of the Province of St. Maximilian M. Kolbe in Poland...
Friday, June 13, 2025 – St. Anthony of Padua
Today, the feast of St. Anthony of Padua, the Capitulars chose to take a day off from the Chapter proceedings. This gave some friars,...
Poland: Province of St. Maximilian M. Kolbe Celebrates 40th Anniversary
On October 10, 2026, the Province of St. Maximilian M. Kolbe in Poland (Gdańsk) celebrated forty years of history, fraternity, and Franciscan service. The...
Cortona: Conference on the Missions of the Three Branches of the Franciscan First Order
On October 10, 2026, as part of the celebrations marking the 800th anniversary of the transitus of St. Francis of Assisi, the City of...
Brothers on the Journey: Four Days to Rediscover the Beauty of Fraternity
There are times in religious life when it is important to pause, set aside our daily responsibilities for a few days, and come together—not...
Viterbo: Annual Meeting of the Superiors of the Federated Monasteries
From September 28 to October 2, 2026, the annual meeting of the Superiors of the fifteen monasteries belonging to the Federation of St. Clare...
Rome and Assisi: International Gathering Explores Gospel Nonviolence
From September 2–11, 2026, Pax Christi International’s Catholic Institute for Nonviolence conducted an international training program and conference at the Seraphicum, in Rome. The...