Tag: formation
Brazil: “The World of Francis” Conference Series
On May 3, 2023, the Provincial Custody of the Immaculate Conception of the B.V.M. in Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) conducted the second session of...
Sicily-Calabria: Annual Continuing Formation Meeting
The friars of the Province of St. Agatha and St. Lucy in Italy (Sicily) and the Provincial Custody of St. Daniel and Companion Martyrs...
CEF Annual Assembly and Formation Meeting
On April 11-15, 2023, the annual assembly of the Centralis Europae Foederatio (CEF) was held at the St. Francis of Assisi Friary in Cracow....
Romania: Continuing Formation for Pastors and Guardians
On March 16, 2023, the Pastors and Guardians of the Province of St. Joseph, Spouse of the B.V.M. in Romania gathered for a day...
Continuing Formation in Switzerland: Back on Track!
Our Order has only two friaries in Switzerland (Flüeli-Ranft and Fribourg). They are only a two-hour drive from each other. Despite this, for a...
Assisi: Mission Formation Afternoon
On March 15, 2023, a mission formation meeting was conducted at the Sacred Convent in Assisi.
Friar Dariusz MAZUREK, the Secretary General for the General...
Slovenia: Continuing Formation Day
On March 15, 2023, the friars of the Province of St. Joseph in Slovenia conducted a day of continuing formation. The event took place...
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...
Uganda: Workshop for Postulants
On February 20-24, 2023, the postulants of the Provincial Delegation in Uganda participated in a five day workshop on various Franciscan topics. The Delegation...
CFF Formators Workshop
From February 13-17, four Conventual Franciscan formators from the Conventual Franciscan Federation (CFF), namely, Friars Michael ZIELKE, Jacob CARAZO, Paul SCHNEIDER and Andrzej BRZEZIŃSKI,...
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,...