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...
Argentina: Fraternal and Pastoral Visit to the National OFS Fraternity
From October 9 to 14, 2026, the National Fraternity of the Secular Franciscan Order (OFS) in Argentina received a fraternal and pastoral visit from...
Slovenia: Two Days of Continuing Formation in Olimje
On October 13 and 14, 2026, the friars of the Province of St. Joseph in Slovenia gathered at the friary in Olimje for two...
Vatican: New Guide on Mental Health and Pastoral Accompaniment Published
On October 13, 2026, the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development hosted a study day on “Mental Health and Pastoral Accompaniment in Humanitarian Contexts”...
Finland: Franciscan Mission and JPIC Come Together in Rauma
On October 10–11, 2026, the annual Days of St. Francis were celebrated in Rauma, Finland, marking the 800th anniversary of the transitus of St....
From Vis to Vukovar: Croatia Celebrates 90 Years of the Militia of the Immaculata
On Saturday, October 10, 2026, more than four hundred participants from across Croatia, from the island of Vis to the city of Vukovar, gathered...