Tag: Assisi
Spirit of Assisi and the Conventual Franciscan Bishops
Last year, I invited all of the bishops in the Order of Friars Minor Conventual to receive the Light of Assisi (an oil lamp...
Seraphicum: A Pilgrimage to Assisi—to the School of St. Francis
On Friday, March 13, 2026, as part of the celebrations marking the 800th anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi, the community...
The International Center of the M.I. Venerates the Mortal Remains of...
On Sunday, March 1, 2026, the members of the International Center of the Militia of the Immaculata (M.I.) made a pilgrimage to Assisi, to...
Venerating the Relics of St. Francis: 100,000 Pilgrims in the First Week
Since the conclusion of the first week of the public exposition of the mortal remains of St. Francis, (February 21 to March 1, 2026),...
His Body Made Visible: The Exposition of St. Francis – Between...
Eight hundred years after the death of St. Francis of Assisi (1226–2026), his body has been made visible to us again―not as an object...
Two New Franciscan Pilgrimages for 2026
As we begin the 800th anniversary of the Easter (Transitus) of St. Francis, the Order’s JPIC Office and FranciscanVoice.org invites you to journey into...
When Muslims Ask for Prayer
On December 12, 2025, an interesting interfaith meeting took place in Assisi. A group of Shiite Muslims from the Islamic Seminary of Qom, Iran,...
Sacred Convent Meets with Delegates from Taiwan’s Buddhist Schools
On the morning of October 30, 2025, the Sacred Convent had the pleasure of welcoming a group of some eighty Buddhist monks, most of...
2025 FALC Franciscan Formation Course: Walking with St. Francis of Assisi
Between September 30 and October 1, 2025, friars from the Federación América Latina Conventuales (FALC) began arriving in Italy in order to participate in...
Assisi: Retreat for Friars Celebrating 25 Years in Solemn Vows
On September 10-15, 2025, fourteen friars from the Foederatio Europae Mediae et Orientalis (FEMO) participated in a retreat in Assisi.
The retreat was organized and...
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...
Czech Republic: Economy of Francis Summer School Explores Franciscan Ethics
From August 20 to 23, 2026, young adults from the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Great Britain gathered at the Porta Coeli Monastery near Tišnov,...
Carini: Meeting of the Secretaries and General Delegates for Mission Animation of the Franciscan...
On October 6–7, 2026, the General Secretaries and Delegates for Mission Animation of the four Franciscan Orders—the Order of Friars Minor, the Order of...
Palermo: Mission and Evangelization in the Footsteps of St. Francis
From October 2 to 4, 2026, the second annual Festival delle Genti, titled Come fuoco ardente (Like a Blazing Fire), took place in Palermo’s...