Tag: France-Belgium
France-Belgium: Easter Meeting of the Custody
On April 1-5, 2024, during Easter week, the friars of the Provincial Custody of St. Bonaventure in France-Belgium gathered at the friary in Cholet,...
Rome: New Doctor of Psychology
On Tuesday, October 17, 2023, at 4:00 p.m., Friar Thomas BOURQUEROD of the Provincial Custody of St. Bonaventure in France-Belgium defended his doctoral thesis...
Brescia: Meeting of Postulants from Spain, France and Italy
On January 23-25, 2023, Conventual Franciscan postulants from Spain, France and Italy met in Brescia, Italy, to spend some time of sharing their experiences...
France-Belgium: Custodial Gathering
On September 26-30, 2022, the friars of the Provincial Custody of St. Bonaventure in France-Belgium gathered at the friary in Brussels, Belgium, for a...
France-Belgium: Ordinary Custodial Chapter – Part II
On April 18-22, 2022, the Provincial Custody of St. Bonaventure in France-Belgium celebrated its Ordinary Chapter at the Friary of St. Maximilian M. Kolbe...
Custody of France-Belgium: Ordinary Custodial Chapter – Part I
On February 21-25, 2022, the Ordinary Chapter of the Provincial Custody of St. Bonaventure in France-Belgium took place at the Saint Maximilien Friary in...
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...
New Conventual Franciscan Bishop in France
Today, Tuesday May 11, 2021, at noon, the Holy See officially announced Pope Francis’ appointment of our confrere, Friar François BUSTILLO as the Bishop...
France-Belgium: Novena for Vocations
May 3, 2020, is the Fourth Sunday of Easter, also called, "Good Shepherd Sunday." We are dedicating that Sunday to pray for vocations.
In honor...
France: Redesign of Vocations Website
The Provincial Custody of St. Bonaventure in France and Belgium has redesigned its vocations website (vocationfranciscaine.com), in order to present the life and charism...
Brazil: Diaconal Ordinations
On Saturday, April 20, 2024, at 10:30 a.m., two friars from the Province of St. Francis in Brazil were ordained to the diaconate. The...
European Conferences of Religious Orders
The Union of European Conferences of Major Superiors (UCESM) comprises thirty-eight national Conferences representing the Major Superiors of apostolic Religious Institutes from twenty-eight European...
Annual Joint Assembly of the Provinces of Croatia and Slovenia
On Wednesday, April 24, 2024, the Provinces of Croatia and Slovenia conducted their annual joint Provincial Assembly. The assembly was held at the Bl....
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...