Tag: Constitutions
Amendments to the Constitutions and General Statutes of the Order
In a letter from the Minister General, Friar Carlos A. TROVARELLI (Prot. No. 0261/2026 dated March 25, 2026), certain amendments to the Constitutions and...
Piglio: A Fraternity and Formation Day to Study the New Constitutions
On February 28, 2023, the Italian Province of St. Francis of Assisi (Central Italy) held a zonal meeting of its friars from Rome, Anzio...
France-Belgium: New Constitutions
Once the new Constitutions of the Order were promulgated in Italian, getting them translated into French was the best way of making them known...
Polish Version of the Constitutions and General Statutes
The Constitutions and General Statutes of the Order of the Friars Minor Conventual have been translated into Polish, thanks to the hard work of...
Romania: Constitutions Translated, Formation Begins
The Secretariat of the Province of St. Joseph, Spouse of the B.V.M. arranged for the translation of the new Constitutions and the General Statutes...
Spain: Spanish Version of the Constitutions
The Spanish translation of the renewed Constitutions of the Order of Friars Minor Conventual is now available.
The official and legally binding text of the...
Major Superiors Limited to Two Consecutive Terms
The new Constitutions establish that "election to the offices of Minister General, General Definitor, Minister Provincial, and Custos is limited to only two consecutive...
The Pro-Vicar: An Authentic Interpretation of the Constitutions
Should a Minister Provincial be unable to fulfil his office, the Vicar Provincial shall take his place, while retaining the title of Vicar until...
Turkey-Lebanon: Presentation on the New Constitutions
Friar Timothy KULBICKI, the Secretary of the International Commission for the Revision of the Constitutions (CIRC) visited the friars of the Provincial Custody of...
Promulgations of the 2018 Constitutions
Having completed this years-long process and being open to the journey that the Lord indicates for us; having obtained the definitive approval of the...
Rayaq: First Mass for the Feast of St. Clare at the Site of the...
The Poor Clares have been in Lebanon since February 2026 to establish a new monastery. On Tuesday, August 11, 2026, they celebrated the Mass...
USA: National Elective Assembly Held at the National Center of the Militia of the...
On August 7–9, 2026, the National Center of the Militia of the Immaculata (M.I.) in the United States held its National Elective Assembly. The...
Colombia: Fraternal Visit and Support for Formation in the Custody of St. Francis of...
From August 1–9, 2026, I, Friar Bernardino HOSPITAL POSADA, Secretary General for Formation, made a fraternal visit to the Provincial Custody of St. Francis...
Rivotorto: 2026 FIMP Second Novitiate
From July 12 to August 9, 2026, the Conventual Franciscan friary adjacent to the Shrine of the Sacro Tugurio of Rivotorto in Assisi...
Ghana: Solemn Profession and Silver Jubilee in the Custody of St. Anthony
At 9:00 a.m. on August 8, 2026, one day after the conclusion of the second and final part of their Ordinary Custodial Chapter, the...