Tag: Africa
East Africa: Visit to Formation Houses
On January 27-31, 2019, the Assistant General for the African Federation of Conventual Franciscans (AFCOF) visited the formation houses of East Africa, namely, the...
Zambia: Franciscan Formation for Formators
The Franciscan School for the Formation of Formators in Africa (FSFFA) is a new, joint initiative between four Franciscan Families.
From May 27 to June...
Africa: Assembly of AFCOF Major Superiors
On June 4-8, 2018, the annual meeting of the Major Superiors of the AFCOF Federation took place in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
These meetings are usually...
Rivotorto: African Friars in Formation
This year, friars from the OFM Conventual Jurisdictions in Africa (the AFCOF area) are once again participating in an ongoing formation course in Italy.
For...
Greeting of the Minister General on the Solemnity of St. Francis of Assisi, 2023
One day the Gospel was being read in that church about how the Lord sent out his disciples to preach. The holy man...
Southern Italy: Postulancy Year Begins
On September 25, 2023, six men received the Tau Cross as they began their first year of postulancy. The ceremony took place in the...
Cres: 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Archbishop Vitale Antonio BOMMARCO
On Sunday, September 24, 2023, during the 9:30 a.m. Mass, the St. Francis Friary in Cres, Croatia, commemorated what would have been the 100th...
Assisi: Continuing Formation for Friars of Croatia
On September 18-22, 2023, on the occasion of the 800th anniversary of the Later Rule, some friars from the Province of St. Jerome in...
Croatia: 2023-24 Postulancy Program Begins
On Monday, September 25, 2023, four men began their religious formation with the Province of St. Jerome in Croatia. Three of the candidates entered...