Tag: Franciscan Formation
38th UCOB Winter Franciscan Studies Course
On July 13-24, 2026, the 38th Winter Franciscan Studies Course took place at the St. Francis of Assisi Formation House in Brasília, Federal District,...
2025 FALC Franciscan Formation Course: Walking with St. Francis of Assisi
Between September 30 and October 1, 2025, friars from the Federación América Latina Conventuales (FALC) began arriving in Italy in order to participate in...
Online Gatehouse
Franciscan Formation – Inspirations (Part 23).
The friars are to be formed in the good use of social communication. It contributes to human development, to...
Friary and Hermitage
Franciscan Formation – Inspirations (Part 22)
“It is fitting that in each Province and Custody, or in collaboration between several Provinces or Custodies, there be...
“Praying with Your Feet”
Franciscan Formation – Inspirations (Part 21)
“The friars are to remember that they are poor men and pilgrims in this world…”
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“Praised Be You, My Lord, through Our Sister Bodily Death”: A...
“Praised Be You, My Lord, through Our Sister Bodily Death”:
A Meditation on Dying
Franciscan Formation – Inspirations (Part 20)
“The true way to prepare for a...
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...
Entrusting Oneself to Mary
Franciscan Formation – Inspirations (Part 19)
“Following the example of our Seraphic Father and according to the traditions of the Order, the friars are to...
Poland: Franciscan Formation Days
On November 27-29, 2023, a series of Franciscan formation days for the friars of the Province of St. Anthony and Bl. James of Strepar...
Me? A Senior Franciscan?
Franciscan Formation - Inspirations (Part 18)
“For the friar, old age and illness can become a privileged moment of communion with the Lord, the Church...
Carini: Meeting of the Secretaries and General Delegates for Mission Animation of the Franciscan...
On October 6–7, 2026, the General Secretaries and Delegates for Mission Animation of the four Franciscan Orders—the Order of Friars Minor, the Order of...
Palermo: Mission and Evangelization in the Footsteps of St. Francis
From October 2 to 4, 2026, the second annual Festival delle Genti, titled Come fuoco ardente (Like a Blazing Fire), took place in Palermo’s...
800th Anniversary of the Transitus: St. Francis Takes to the Streets of Poznań
On Saturday, October 3, 2026, the Conventual Franciscans and the Friars Minor left their churches and led a procession through the streets of Poznań,...
South Korea: Academic Symposium for the 800th Anniversary of the Transitus of St. Francis
On October 2 and 5, 2026, the friars of the Province of St. Maximilian M. Kolbe in South Korea organized an academic symposium to...
Czech Republic: Celebrations for the 800th Anniversary of the Transitus of St. Francis
From October 2 to 4, 2026, the Conventual Franciscan friars of the Czech Republic, together with the entire Franciscan Family, commemorated the 800th anniversary...