Tag: Franciscan Centenary
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...
The Philippines: “Born of a Virgin” – Celebrating the 800th Anniversary...
This year marks the 800th anniversary of the first nativity scene created at Greccio, Italy. It is one of the Franciscan Centenary anniversaries being...
Understanding Franciscanism through Photography
From November 24 to December 3, 2023, Friar Michael LASKY visited the postulants of the Conventual Franciscan Federation (CFF) at the St. Bonaventure Friary...
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...
30th Anniversary of the Founding of the Franciscan Publishing House in Russia
On April 7, 2024, the friars of the Russian General Custody of St. Francis of Assisi celebrated the thirtieth anniversary of the founding of...
11th Ordinary Provincial Chapter of the Province of Gdańsk
On April 8-12, 2024, the Province of St. Maximilian M. Kolbe in Poland (Gdańsk) conducted its eleventh Ordinary Chapter. The Chapter was held at...
India: Priestly Ordinations and First Masses
In April of 2024, God blessed the Conventual Franciscan Province of St. Maximilian M. Kolbe in India with an abundance of new priests. On...