Tag: Germany
How to Make the Guardian’s Life Easier… Ongoing Formation in Germany
Besides their regular video conferences, the Guardians of the Province of St. Elizabeth in Germany meet once a year with the Guardians of the...
Germany: OFS National Elective Chapter
On October 11-13, 2024, the elective Chapter of the Secular Franciscan Order (OFS) of Germany was celebrated at the beautiful Conventual Franciscan friary in...
Traditional Franciscan Music Concerts
In September of 2024, the Choralschola of Graz, Austria, launched a concert tour entitled, “Franciscus vir catholicus.” The tour, which continues throughout October, includes...
Germany: Franciscan Youth Pilgrimage
For over thirty years, on the feast of St. Francis, the Franciscan Youth of Germany has organized a gathering of youth and young adults...
Germany: The Challenge of Cultural Heritage
On September 16, 2024, about twenty friars from Würzburg, Schönau, Schwarzenberg and Cologne (Germany) took part in a formation course organized by the Province...
Walldürn: More than 2000 Pilgrims Visit Eucharistic Miracle Site
On September 18-22, 2024, more than two thousand pilgrims visited the site of the Eucharistic Miracle in Walldürn, Germany, where a corporal stained with...
Germany: Stigmata of St. Francis
On September 17, 2024, the Franciscan Sisters of Oberzell and the friars of Würzburg held a study day on the occasion of the 800th...
Praise for Pastoral Ministry In Würzburg
In 2014, the Capuchins left their friary in Würzburg. For many generations, they had been in charge of pastoral ministry at the “Käppele,” a...
The Church is Youthful!
The International Pilgrimage of Altar Servers has been regularly gathering in Rome since 1960. The pilgrimage is organized by the Coetus Internationales Ministrantium and...
Germany: Thirty Years of Pilgrimages
Over the last few centuries, the faithful have conducted the great pilgrimage from Würzburg to Kloster Kreuzberg in Bischofsheim an der Rhön, Germany, on...
My Memories of Pope Francis
Speaking from the depths of my heart, I wish to honor Jorge Mario BERGOGLIO who became Pope Francis by means of a conclave and...
Rome: A Visit from Friar Pilgrims from the Custody of France-Belgium
On April 22, 2025, a group of solemnly professed friars from the Provincial Custody of St. Bonaventure in France-Belgium visited the General Curia at...
In memory of the Holy Father Pope Francis
Cari fratelli e sorelle, Pace e bene a tutti i fratelli e le sorelle della Famiglia Francescana!
Nel momento in cui il nostro amato Papa Francesco ci ha lasciato, sentiamo l'urgenza di riflettere sul significato profondo che la sua presenza ha avuto per noi, figli e figlie di San Francesco d'Assisi. Non è stato casuale che Jorge Mario Bergoglio abbia scelto il nome del Poverello d'Assisi per il suo pontificato: questa scelta rivelava già dall'inizio un programma di vita e di missione che ha seguito con coerenza fino alla fine dei suoi giorni.
Pope Francis Has Returned to the House of the Father
Dearest brothers and sisters, with deep sorrow I must announce the death of our Holy Father Francis. At 7:35 this morning, the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the house of the Father. His entire life was dedicated to the service of the Lord and of His Church. He taught us to live the values of the Gospel with fidelity, courage, and universal love, especially in favor of the poorest and most marginalized. With immense gratitude for his example as a true disciple of the Lord Jesus, we commend the soul of Pope Francis to the infinite merciful love of the One and Triune God.
Frascati: General Definitory Goes on Retreat
On April 7-12, 2025, for the second consecutive year, the General Definitory conducted its annual spiritual retreat at the Capuchin friary in Frascati, Italy.
Sister...