Tag: formation
Brazil: Vocation Animation
On August 8, 2018, the Provincial Custody of St. Bonaventure in Brazil hosted a spiritual retreat for all the aspirants of the Jurisdiction. The...
Malta: FIMP Formators’ Meeting
After a year’s delay, due to the many Provincial Chapters that took place in 2017, the formators of the Federazione Inter-mediterranea Ministri Provinciali (FIMP)...
Indonesia: Initial Formation Events
On Saturday, July 14, 2018, Friars Romarius Ireneo TARIGAN; Florianus Joni SAMAN; Yohanes KEFI; Richardus NATUN; Lodovikus Suban HAYONG; and Samuel SIMANGUSONG professed their...
Brazil: UCOB Franciscanism Course
On July 8-20, 2018, the 31st Winter Franciscanism Course, hosted by the Union of Conventual Franciscans of Brazil (UCOB), took place at the São...
Assisi: Meeting with the Novices
On Tuesday, July 10, 2018, the General Secretariat for Formation (SGF) dedicated the entire day to visiting the novitiate in Assisi.
The atmosphere was fraternal,...
Elizondo: Fiftieth Anniversary of the Seminario Seráfico
On Saturday, June 30, 2018, the Seminario Seráfico in Elizondo, Navarra, Spain, hosted a celebration event to mark the 50th anniversary of its...
Rivotorto: African Friars in Formation
This year, friars from the OFM Conventual Jurisdictions in Africa (the AFCOF area) are once again participating in an ongoing formation course in Italy.
For...
Germany: Formation Days
On April 16-18, 2018, fifteen friars, aged 34 to 86, gathered for three days of formation at the friary in Schwarzenberg, the spiritual retreat...
Franciscan Teaching Methods: A Course on Forming Others in Franciscan Life
This course is being offered at the Pontifical Theological Faculty of St. Bonaventure (Seraphicum) in Rome, in collaboration with the Pontifical Salesian University. It...
Cardinal Friar François-Xavier BUSTILLO Takes Possession of Cardinal Title
On Saturday, April 20, 2024, at 6:00 p.m., His Eminence Cardinal François-Xavier BUSTILLO, OFM Conv., Bishop of Ajaccio, France, took possession of the Cardinal...
Interview Regarding Pope Sixtus V [Felice Peretti] (1585-1590)
On Wednesday, March 13, 2024, the General Archivist, Friar Domenico (Mimmo) CASTIGLIONE, was contacted by Matej SUNARA, a journalist for Croatian public television, for...
General Procuration Office Conducts Third Annual Meeting with Friar Canonists
On April 20, 2024, the General Procuration Office conducted its third annual meeting with the Order's student friars of Canon Law. The meeting took...
Francis Live: Young Italians Listening to St. Francis of Assisi
On April 11-14, 2024, more than 1,500 young people gathered in Florence, Italy, to participate in Francis Live, an event organized by Franciscan religious,...