Tag: Brazil-SMK
Amazonia: The Missionary Work of the Conventuals
The Province of St. Maximilian M. Kolbe in Brazil has a strong presence in that nation’s Northeast and Central-West major regions. Among the various...
Brazil: UCOB Franciscanism Course
On July 11-30, 2021, the Union of Conventual Franciscans of Brazil (UCOB) conducted a winter course in Franciscanism for the temporarily professed friars of...
Brazil: Annual Retreat for Post-Novices
On February 17-21, 2020, the annual retreat for post-novices of the Province of St. Maximilian M. Kolbe in Brazil took place at the São...
Brazil: Pastors and Guardians’ Meeting
On Wednesday, February 19, 2020, the Guardians and Pastors of the central regions of the Province of San Maximilian M. Kolbe in Brazil met...
Brazil: 60th Anniversary of Priesthood
On February 7, 2020, the Dean of the Province of St. Maximilian M. Kolbe in Brazil, Friar Euzebiusz WARGULEWSKI, celebrated his sixtieth anniversary of...
Brazil: Simple Profession
On Saturday, February 8, 2020, four confreres of the Province of St. Maximilian M. Kolbe in Brazil made their simple profession of vows at...
Brazil: Ordinary Provincial Chapter in Brasilia
On October 7-11, 2019, the Province of St. Maximilian M. Kolbe in Brazil held the first part of its 5th Ordinary Provincial Chapter. The...
New Ministers Provincial
On October 10, 2019, two new Ministers Provincial were elected.
Friar Andreas MURK, was elected Minister Provincial of the Province of St. Elizabeth in Germany....
Amazonia: Fraternal Visit
On November 15-24, 2018, the Vicar General, Friar Jerzy NOREL, and the Assistant General for the Federación América Latina Conventuales (FALC), Friar Carlos TROVARELLI,...
Brazil [SMK]: Meeting of the Guardians
On July 2-6, 2018, a “Meeting of the Guardians” was celebrated in the Franciscan Center for Evangelization and Culture (CFEC - ISB) in Brasilia,...
A Message from the Minister General, Friar Carlos TROVARELLI, for the Feast of St....
On this feast of St. Francis, as we prepare to celebrate the 800th anniversary of his transitus into the heavenly homeland, we certainly want to look beyond and live in a way that is truly alternative to the dominant culture of our day, a culture often far removed from humanizing and Gospel values. In this jubilee atmosphere, we wish to renew and revitalize all that characterizes us as Conventual Franciscans!
Poland: New Academic Year Inaugurated at the Theological Institute of the Franciscan Study
On Wednesday, October 1, 2025, twenty-two friars were solemnly welcomed as students at the Theological Institute of the Franciscan Study in Cracow.
The new students...
Meeting in Kigali on Proposed New Conventual Franciscan Mission in Rwanda
On September 29, 2025, an important meeting was held in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, to discuss a proposal to open a new Conventual...
Franciscan Jubilee Pilgrimage: Hope for Peace
On September 29, 2025, the Franciscan Family in Rome gathered for a pilgrimage to remember and pray for peace in our wounded world.
Beginning in...
Croatia: Province of St. Jerome Celebrates Province Day
On September 30, 2025, the friars of the Province of St. Jerome in Croatia once again gathered on the feast day of their heavenly...