Tag: Franciscan Centenary
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...
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...
Official Visit of Pope Leo XIV to the Quirinale: Dialogue on Peace, Human Dignity,...
On Tuesday, October 14, 2025, at 11:00 a.m., Pope Leo XIV paid an official visit to the President of the Italian Republic, His Excellency...
Poland: 100,000ᵗʰ Set of Rosary Beads Containing Relics of the Pariacoto Martyrs Displayed at...
On Monday, October 13, 2025, at 9:00 p.m., the Conventual Franciscan friars displayed their one hundred thousandth set of rosary beads containing relics of...
Cyprus: Pastoral Visit and OFS National Elective Chapter
Despite the country’s difficult history, Cyprus has almost exclusively been ministered to by Franciscans. Pastoral care of the Roman Catholic faithful in Cyprus has...
Poland: Te Deum laudamus for the 250ᵗʰ Anniversary of the Parish Church in Horyniec
Domenica 12 ottobre 2025, a Horyniec-Zdrój, nella regione di Roztocze in Polonia orientale, è stato cantato solennemente l’inno paleocristiano Te Deum laudamus per la...
Germany: Young Franciscans Gather in Walldürn for a Meeting on Hope
On October 10-12, 2025, the Conventual Franciscan Friary of St. George in Walldürn, Germany, conducted its 37th annual Meeting for Young Franciscans. This meeting...