Tag: formation
Czech Republic: Fraternity and Formation Week
On September 3-8, 2023, the friars of the Province of Sts. Cyril and Methodius in the Czech Republic met for their yearly fraternity and...
Chile: 2023 Formation Week
On August 27-31, 2023, the friars of the Delegation in Chile, belonging to the Italian Province of St. Anthony of Padua (Northern Italy), conducted...
Teaching Moments for JPIC in July and August
On August 31, 2023, Friar Michael LASKY, the General Delegate for Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation (JPIC), taught a seminar for the “Percorsi...
IMCA2023 Course “Mirror of Grace” Closing Ceremony
On July 28, 2023, the first Inter-Obediential Missionary Course in Asia 2023 (IMCA2023) concluded. The two-month missionary course took place from June 4 to...
San Salvador: Meeting of the Formation Commission
The Formation Commission of the Provincial Custody of Mary Mother of Mercy in Central America meets three times year. Two of those meetings are...
Brazil: 35th Annual Winter Course
This is the time of year when the post-novices of the Province of St. Maximilian M. Kolbe in Brazil meet at the São Francisco...
Online Inter-Franciscan Formation Course on Missionary Work in Europe
On November 7-9, 2023, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., an online course on doing missionary work in Europe will be taught. The course...
Mexico: 2023 Philosophy-Theology Week
Every year, the Province of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico conducts a summer refresher course entitled “Philosophy-Theology Week.” The organizers’ intention, as always,...
AFCOF: Formation for Formators
From June 28 to July 12, 2023, a workshop was conducted at the St. Bonaventure Friary and Formation House in Nairobi, Kenya for friars...
Brazil: Continuing Formation Meeting in the Custody
On July 10-13, 2023, a continuing formation meeting of the Provincial Custody of the Immaculate Conception of the B.V.M. in Brazil took place at...
South Korea: 61st Vocation Sunday Event
On Sunday, April 21, 2024, friars from five different friaries, including some friars in formation at the local seminary, participated in the 61st Vocation...
Poland-Cracow: Ordinary Provincial Chapter, Part 1
On April 15-19, 2024, the Province of St. Anthony and Bl. James of Strepar in Poland (Cracow) celebrated the first part of its Ordinary...
Russia: Dedication of the Church in Ozërsk
On Saturday, April 13, 2024, the Conventual Franciscan friars in Chernyakhovsk, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, dedicated the Parish Church of the Annunciation of the Lord...
Karşıyaka – Izmir: Conventual Franciscans Return to the Parish of St. Helena
Sunday, April 14, 2024, was a day of great significance for the faithful in the Karşıyaka District of Izmir, Turkey. It was the day...
Sicily-Calabria: Fraternal Assembly
On April 15-16, 2024, the friars of the Italian Province of the Immaculate Conception (Sicily-Calabria) conducted a Fraternal Assembly under the title: “For a...