Tag: Franciscan Centenary
4th Annual Franciscan Symposium: Celebrations for the 800th Anniversary of the...
On July 8-10, 2024, the Union of Conventual Franciscans of Brazil (UCOB) conducted its 4th Annual Franciscan Symposium. This year’s event was entitled: “800...
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,...
Venezuela: First Franciscan Formation Meeting
In celebration of the 800th anniversary of the seraphic Father St. Francis receiving the stigmata, the Provincial Custody of Our Lady of Coromoto in...
India: From the Rule to the Wounds of St. Francis
On January 19-20, 2024, the pre-novices, novices, and all the students of the major seminary at the Belvedere Ashram in Kotagir, India, and the...
La Verna: Inauguration of the 800th Anniversary of the Stigmata of...
From Wounds, New Life.
Just as last year’s Christmas at Greccio Anniversary took place on the site of the original event in Greccio, Italy, so...
India: New Greccio Missionary House
After much reflection and consultation, the Province of St. Maximilian M. Kolbe in India has founded a new missionary house in the State of...
Christmas at Greccio and Retreats
On December 29-31, 2023, more than sixty-five Franciscans from the various branches of our family tree gathered at the Mount St. Francis Center for...
FEMO: Committee for the 800th Anniversary of the Canticle of the...
In his Canticle of the Creatures, St. Francis of Assisi calls all creatures his brothers and sisters. Pope Francis directly refers to the Canticle...
La Verna: Solemn Inauguration of the 800th Anniversary of the Stigmata...
All members of the Franciscan Family, both religious and lay, are invited to the Sanctuary of La Verna, Italy, on Friday, January 5, 2024,...
South Korea: O Antiphons Used to Commemorate the 800th Anniversary of...
On December 17-23, 2023, the friars of the Province of St. Maximilian M. Kolbe in South Korea, together with the faithful, used the seven...
Abruzzo: Provincial Mourning for Friar Dionisio LATTANZI
On Sunday morning, September 15, 2024, Friar Dionisio LATTANZI, the dean of the Province of St. Bernardine and St. Angelo in Italy (Abruzzo-Molise), was...
Bulgaria: FEMO Plenary Assembly in Ravda
On September 2-7, 2024, the Foederatio Europae Mediae et Orientalis (FEMO) conducted its annual plenary assembly in Ravda, Bulgaria.
Those attending included Friar Tomáš LESŇÁK,...
Northeast Brazil: Formation Meeting of the New Delegation
On September 16-18, 2024, the friars of the Provincial Delegation of St. Anthony of Padua in Northeast Brazil, of the Province of St. Maximilian...
Germany: Stigmata of St. Francis
On September 17, 2024, the Franciscan Sisters of Oberzell and the friars of Würzburg held a study day on the occasion of the 800th...
Croatia: Six New Postulants
On Saturday, September 7, 2024, six candidates entered the postulancy program of the Province of St. Jerome in Croatia. The ceremony took place at...