Home Tags Franciscan Centenary

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...
Florian SZCZĘCH OFMConv

Poland: Oldest Friar in the Province of Cracow Celebrates 65 Years of Priesthood

On Sunday, March 16, 2025, Friar Florian SZCZĘCH, the oldest friar in the Province of St. Anthony and Bl. James of Strepar in Poland...
Filippine

Philippines: New Novices Vested

On March 18, 2025, the eve of the Solemnity of St. Joseph, four confreres of the Provincial Custody of the Immaculate Conception and Bl....
Dni-Kolbiańskie-2025

Poland: Innovative Kolbe VR Film Premieres for Kolbe Days

On Saturday, March 15, 2025, a short film about St. Maximilian Kolbe premiered at the friary in Harmęże, near Auschwitz, Poland. The film was...
Smardzewice

Poland: The Mystery of the Lord’s Passion in Smardzewice

On Saturday, March 15, 2025, the first performance of The Mystery of the Lord’s Passion took place at the Shrine of St. Anna in...
Marian GOŁĄB

Poland: Friar Marian GOŁĄB Awarded Military Ordinariate Medal

On Sunday, March 16, 2025, Friar Marian GOŁĄB, the former Minister Provincial of the Province of St. Anthony and Bl. James of Strepar in...