Tag: Ecuador
Spirit of Assisi in Ecuador and Ecumenical Formation
On July 25, 2026, I arrived in Quito, Ecuador. This was the first stop on my visit to South America, during which I wanted...
Fraternal and Pastoral Visit to the OFS Fraternity of Ecuador and...
The National Fraternity of the Secular Franciscan Order (OFS) of Ecuador has 507 professed members (366 of whom are active) and 108 members in...
Project No. 03/2025 – Renewable Energy for a Sustainable Future
Project No. 03/2025 –
Renewable Energy for a Sustainable Future
(Santo Domingo/Canoa, Ecuador)
The Conventual Franciscan Provincial Delegation in Ecuador has proposed Ecological and Social Project No....
Ecuador: 2025–2026 Novitiate Year Begins
On July 17, 2025, the 2025–2026 canonical novitiate year began in a formation house of the Provincial Delegation in Ecuador in Tulcán, Ecuador. The...
30 Years of Conventual Franciscan Presence in Ecuador: Gratitude, Community, and...
On May 31, 2025, the Province of St. Maximilian M. Kolbe in Poland (Gdańsk) celebrated the 30th anniversary of the founding of its Conventual...
Ecuador: Priestly Ordination
On Saturday, April 26, 2025, the priestly ordination of Friar Oscar David GAÓN MARTÍNEZ took place at the Conventual Franciscan Church of San Antonio...
Ecuador: Delegation Retreat
On February 10-14, 2025, Friar Robert LEŻOHUPSKI led a retreat for the friars of the Provincial Delegation in Ecuador. Friar Robert is a university...
Ecuador: Annual Delegation Assembly
On November 4-8, 2024, the friars of the Delegation of St. Anthony in Ecuador conducted their annual assembly. The Delegation was founded by the...
Tulcán, Ecuador: Diaconal Ordination
On June 29, 2024, a week after making his solemn profession, Friar Oscar David GAÓN MARTÍNEZ was ordained to the diaconate by the Most...
Ecuador: Solemn Profession
On June 22, 2024, Friar Oscar David GAÓN MARTÍNEZ from the Provincial Delegation of St. Anthony in Ecuador, made his solemn profession. The Delegation...
Spirit of Assisi in Peru: Dialogue and Terrorism
On August 5, 2026, I arrived in Lima, Peru, where I was warmly welcomed by my confreres serving at Nuestra Señora de la Piedad...
USA: Our Lady of the Angels, Franciscan Heritage and the Legacy of Charles
On August 2, 2026, the friars of the Conventual Franciscan Province of Our Lady of the Angels in the USA welcomed four hundred pilgrims...
Kolbe Center Amphitheater Promotes Local Community and Kolbean Charism
On August 1, 2026, the Kolbe Center at Villa Belvedere in Carini, Sicily, Italy, opened its summer season with a full schedule of events...
France-Belgium: A Week of Fraternity and Encounter in Lourdes
On July 24–31, 2026, the Provincial Custody of St. Bonaventure in France-Belgium organized a week of encounter and fraternity in Lourdes. The event brought...
Spirit of Assisi in Ecuador and Ecumenical Formation
On July 25, 2026, I arrived in Quito, Ecuador. This was the first stop on my visit to South America, during which I wanted...