Tag: appointment
Rome: Friar Francesco CELESTINO Appointed Prefect of the 1st Prefecture
The Diocese of Rome is divided into four sectors (north, south, east, and west). Each sector is governed by an auxiliary bishop and organized...
Friar Michael T. MARTIN, OFM Conv., Appointed Bishop of Charlotte
On April 9, 2024, at midday, in Rome, the Holy See announced that Pope Francis had appointed our confrere, Friar Michael Thomas MARTIN, as...
Vatican: New Head of Office in the Dicastery for the Doctrine...
On Tuesday, November 8, 2022, Pope Francis appointed our confrere Friar Francesco PANIZZOLO as a Head of Office in the Dicastery for the Doctrine...
Calabria: Confrere Appointed Judge of Interdiocesan Court of Appeals
On Wednesday, March 31, 2021, Friar Nicola COPPOLETTA was appointed a judge of the new Interdiocesan Court of Appeals of the Calabrian Ecclesiastical Region...
Rome: Friar Zdzisław J. KIJAS Appointed AVEPRO “Expert”
On Tuesday March 9, 2021, the President of the Holy See’s “Agency for the Evaluation and Promotion of Quality in Ecclesiastical Universities and Faculties”...
New Dean of the St. Bonaventure Faculty
On January 14, 2021, the Congregation for Catholic Education appointed Friar Raffaele DI MURO, OFM Conv., as Dean of the Pontifical Theological Faculty of...
USA: Appointment of Metropolitan Archbishop of Atlanta
On March 5, 2020, the Holy Father Francis appointed the Most Reverend Gregory HARTMAYER, OFM Conv., previously Bishop of Savannah, Georgia, USA, as the...
New Editor of Commentarium Ordinis
On February 14, 2020, the Minister General, Friar Carlos TROVARELLI, having obtained the favorable opinion of his Definitory, appointed Friar Silvestru BEJAN as the...
Appointments for the General Procuration Office
At the session of the General Definitory held November 1, 2019, the Minister General, Friar Carlos A. TROVARELLI, and his Definitory, confirmed Friar Maurizio...
New Secretary General for Mission Animation
On June 28, 2019, the Minister General, Friar Carlos Alberto TROVARELLI, having obtained the consent of the General Definitory at its session of June...
2025 Inter-Franciscan Missionary Course: Here We Go!
Between Mission and Artificial Intelligence
The rapid and dizzying change that is constantly taking place in the digital age has not permitted us to stop...
“Friar Placido Days”: A Commemoration Event with Archbishop LINGUA, Apostolic Nuncio to Croatia
The annual event in Cres, Croatia, commemorating the death of Friar Placido CORTESE, was transformed this year into a rich, multi-day spiritual program entitled...
Venezuela: Friar Gabriel Ordained to the Priesthood
The Conventual Franciscan Provincial Custody of Our Lady of Coromoto in Venezuela celebrated the priestly ordination of Friar Gabriel José GARCÍA GONZÁLEZ, through the...
SANCTUARY: A Resource for Catholics Struggling with Mental Wellbeing
The Ministry of Hope Catholic Forum on Mental Wellbeing was held in Rome on November 5-7, 2025. It brought together survivors, theologians, and clinicians...
Poland: A Weekend for Children and Youth in Niepokalanów Lasek
On October 24-26 and November 7-9, 2025, two weekend meetings were held at the friary in Niepokalanów Lasek, Poland, for children and youth who...