Tag: General Houses
Rome: Celebration of the Solemnity of St. Francis at the Basilica...
On October 4, 2020, His Eminence, Pietro Cardinal PAROLIN, Vatican Secretary of State, along with the Most Reverend Gianfranco GIROTTI, OFM Conv., Titular Bishop...
Rome: Celebration at the Friary of St. Maximilian M. Kolbe
On Thursday, October 1, 2020, the friars of the General Houses in Rome gathered at the Friary of St. Maximilian M. Kolbe, the secondary...
Seraphicum: Ministries of Lector and Acolyte
On Tuesday, May 12, 2020, the Minister General, Friar Carlos A. TROVARELLI, conferred the ministries of lector and acolyte upon a number of student...
Rome: Feast of the Apostles Philip and James the Lesser
This year, the feast of the patron saints of the Basilica of the Twelve Holy Apostles in Rome coincided with the Fourth Sunday of...
Rome: Meeting and Patronal Feast of the Vatican College of Minor...
Every February 22, the Feast of the Chair of St. Peter, the community of the Vatican College of Minor Penitentiaries, celebrates its patronal feast....
Visit to the General Houses
In its sixth session (February 24-29, 2020), the General Definitory completed a visit to the General Houses in Rome. In January of 2020, the...
Rome: General Definitory Visits Seraphicum
On the afternoon of January 9, 2020, the Minister General, the Assistants General and the General Econom visited the Seraphicum in Rome to personally...
Friar Nikodem Celebrates Jubilee
On January 4, 2020, Friar Nikodem POWOJSKI of the Province of the Immaculate Mother of God in Poland (Warsaw) celebrated his 85th birthday and...
Rome: General Definitory at “La Vigna”
On December 18, 2019, the friars of the Friary of St. Anthony at the Baths (La Vigna) hosted the Minister General, Friar Carlos TROVARELLI,...
Seraphicum: In the Footsteps of Francis and Sultan Al-Kamil
On October 31, 2019, a study afternoon was held in commemoration of the 800th anniversary of the meeting between St. Francis of Assisi and...
Letter from Pope Francis to the Members of the Franciscan Family
TO THE MEMBERS
OF THE FRANCISCAN FAMILY
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
It is with joy in my heart that I wish to send you my best wishes...
Bologna: Basilica of San Francesco Commemorates Christmas at Greccio
The Basilica of San Francesco in Bologna, Italy, is offering an opportunity to reflect and pray before the nativity scene.
Starting November 30, 2023, an...
Conventual Franciscan Mission Presences around the World – XXXI
Provincial Custody of the Orient and the Holy Land (Turkey and Lebanon)
Mother Province: Province of St. Joseph, Spouse of the B.V.M. in Romania
Today’s Provincial...
Central Italy: 2023 Extraordinary Provincial Chapter
On November 20-23, 2023, the Extraordinary Chapter of the Italian Province of St. Francis of Assisi (Central Italy) was celebrated at the Seraphicum College...
Poland: Niepokalanów Celebrates the 800th Anniversary of the Approval of the Later Rule
On November 24-25, 2023, Franciscan friars from the three First Orders (Friars Minor, Capuchin Franciscans and Conventual Franciscans) celebrated the 800th anniversary of the...