Tag: Auschwitz
85th Anniversary of the Martyrdom of St. Maximilian Maria KOLBE
August 14, 2026, marked the 85th anniversary of the martyrdom of St. Maximilian Maria KOLBE. In Poland, the event was commemorated with a solemn...
Poland: 2025 Celebrations Honoring St. Maximilian at Harmęże and Auschwitz
On August 14, 2025, devotees of St. Maximilian Maria KOLBE gathered at the former Nazi death camp in Auschwitz to pay homage to him...
Commemoration of the Prisoners of the First Transport to the Auschwitz...
On June 14, 2025, in Harmęże and Auschwitz, Poland, a ceremony took place to commemorate the first 728 Poles transported by the Nazi Germans...
Auschwitz: Commemoration of St. Maximilian
On August 14, 2024, a Mass celebrating the feast day of St. Maximilian M. Kolbe took place near Block 11 in Auschwitz, the former...
Poland: National Day of Remembrance of Victims of Nazi Concentration and...
On June 14, 2024, the National Day of Remembrance of Victims of Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camps took place in Harmęże and Auschwitz. The...
Poland: 30ᵗʰ Anniversary of the Blessing of the Church in Harmęże...
On Saturday, May 27, 2023, the celebration of the 30th anniversary of the blessing of the Immaculate Mother of God Church took place at...
Poland: Mass at Auschwitz on the Anniversary of the Death of...
This year, after a two-year hiatus, the annual pilgrimage to Auschwitz was made to commemorate the martyrdom of St. Maximilian Mary Kolbe (August 14)...
An Exhibition at the Seraphicum Chronicles Seven Centuries of Franciscan History in Bulgaria
On October 31, 2026, the exhibition Seven Centuries of Franciscan Presence in Bulgaria opened at the St. Bonaventure Library at the Seraphicum College in...
Music as a Form of Interreligious Dialogue
One of the greatest philosophers of ancient Greece, Aristotle, emphasized the educational value of music in his work Πολιτικά (Politics). His thinking is summed...
Togo: Towards Founding a New Conventual Franciscan Mission
On Friday, October 23, 2026, the Most Reverend Moïse TOUHO, Bishop of Atakpamé, Togo, met with representatives of the Conventual Franciscan friars to discuss...
Project No. 23/2026 – Humanitarian Aid for Female War Refugees in Lebanon
Project No. 23/2026 –
Humanitarian Aid for Female War Refugees
in Lebanon
The Provincial Custody of the Orient and the Holy Land of the Order of Friars...
FAMC Assembly 2026: Formation, Fraternity, and Mission in Nagasaki
The Federation of Asian Minor Conventuals (FAMC) held its Assembly in Nagasaki, Japan, from October 12 to 17, 2026, bringing together friars representing the...