Tag: France
France: Meeting of the Student Friars with the Custos
For several years, the Custos of the Provincial Custody of St. Bonaventure in France-Belgium, Friar Jean-François Marie AUCLAIR, has gathered the temporary professed of...
France: On the Occasion of the 800th Anniversary of the Later...
For the last several years, the Franciscans of the First Order of France-Belgium have conducted an annual meeting to spend some time together, either...
France: Priestly Ordination
On June 6, 2022, Friar Jérémie-Marie MACÉ of the Provincial Custody of St. Bonaventure in France-Belgium was ordained to the priesthood by the Most...
Lourdes: Summer Experience
During July and August of 2021, eleven friars from Italy, France, Romania, Croatia and the Middle East, most of them simply professed, enjoyed a...
France: Diaconal Ordination
On December 26, 2020, the feast of St. Stephen, Deacon and Martyr, the friars of the Provincial Custody of St. Bonaventure in France-Belgium joyfully...
France: Summer Service Experience in Lourdes
During the summer of 2019 we were able to host seventeen young friars at our St. Maximilian M. Kolbe friary in Lourdes for a...
France-Belgium: Custodial Chapter
On February 19-22, 2018, the Provincial Custody of St. Bonaventure in France-Belgium, of the Italian Province of St. Anthony of Padua, celebrated its Ordinary...
My Memories of Pope Francis
Speaking from the depths of my heart, I wish to honor Jorge Mario BERGOGLIO who became Pope Francis by means of a conclave and...
Rome: A Visit from Friar Pilgrims from the Custody of France-Belgium
On April 22, 2025, a group of solemnly professed friars from the Provincial Custody of St. Bonaventure in France-Belgium visited the General Curia at...
In memory of the Holy Father Pope Francis
Cari fratelli e sorelle, Pace e bene a tutti i fratelli e le sorelle della Famiglia Francescana!
Nel momento in cui il nostro amato Papa Francesco ci ha lasciato, sentiamo l'urgenza di riflettere sul significato profondo che la sua presenza ha avuto per noi, figli e figlie di San Francesco d'Assisi. Non è stato casuale che Jorge Mario Bergoglio abbia scelto il nome del Poverello d'Assisi per il suo pontificato: questa scelta rivelava già dall'inizio un programma di vita e di missione che ha seguito con coerenza fino alla fine dei suoi giorni.
Pope Francis Has Returned to the House of the Father
Dearest brothers and sisters, with deep sorrow I must announce the death of our Holy Father Francis. At 7:35 this morning, the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the house of the Father. His entire life was dedicated to the service of the Lord and of His Church. He taught us to live the values of the Gospel with fidelity, courage, and universal love, especially in favor of the poorest and most marginalized. With immense gratitude for his example as a true disciple of the Lord Jesus, we commend the soul of Pope Francis to the infinite merciful love of the One and Triune God.
Frascati: General Definitory Goes on Retreat
On April 7-12, 2025, for the second consecutive year, the General Definitory conducted its annual spiritual retreat at the Capuchin friary in Frascati, Italy.
Sister...