Tag: Germany
Religious Life in Germany: A Colorful Community
On May 12-15, 2024, the German Conference of the Superiors of Men’s and Women’s Religious Orders (In German: Deutsche Ordensobernkonferenz or DOK) conducted a...
Continuing Formation in Germany
In small Provinces it is increasingly difficult to offer the friars a good formation program. Some friars can no longer participate due to age....
Germany: The Church Going Forth – A Mass for Bikers
Pope Francis often invites the Church, and religious families, to go forth to the peripheries in order to reach out to those who live...
Germany: Meeting for Altar Servers
The friary in Schwarzenberg, Germany, recently had a full house. Over the weekend, May 4-5, 2024, it hosted the 12th annual meeting for altar...
Germany: Fraternal Visit to Slovenia
From April 28 to May 1, 2024, the friary in Schwarzenberg, Germany, conducted its first community trip to Slovenia. The friary had previously organized...
Blieskastel: Symposium on St. Maximilian M. Kolbe
In December of 2023, the publishing house FE-Medienverlag published the first German language version of the collected lectures of St. Maximilian M. Kolbe, which...
Germany: Continuing Formation Regarding Confession
February 29, 2024, was a “gift day.” The Province of St. Elizabeth in Germany used it to conduct a continuing formation day.
The formation day...
Germany: Guardians’ Meeting
Every three months, the Guardians of the Province of St. Elizabeth in Germany meet to exchange views. They alternate between meeting online or meeting...
Germany: Annual Assembly of the Delegation of the Province of Gdańsk
On Monday, February 5, 2024, the annual assembly of the Provincial Delegation in Germany, of the Province of St. Maximilian M. Kolbe in Poland...
Lectures of St. Maximilian M. Kolbe in German
After many years, the lectures of St. Maximilian M. Kolbe have finally been published in German. To mark this event, a symposium on St....
New Fraternus Nuntius 2/2024
The second issue of Fraternus Nuntius for 2024 is now available. It contains documents and news articles covering April through June, 2024.
In the opening...
Romania: 23rd Ordinary Provincial Chapter – Part II
On July 15-19, 2024, the Province of St. Joseph, Spouse of the B.V.M. in Romania celebrated the second part of its 23rd Ordinary Provincial...
Exhibition on the Blessed Martyrs of Peru Unveiled at Kolbe Shrine in Carini
On Saturday, July 13, 2024, an exhibition entitled: “The Blessed Martyrs of Peru and Father Kolbe” was unveiled at the Shrine of St. Maximilian...
Assisi: Nine Novices Profess Simple Vows
On Saturday, July 20, 2024, nine novices concluded their novitiate year at the Sacred Convent in Assisi and professed their vows to live in...
Assisi: Spiritual Retreat for Some FEMO Friars at the Franciscanum
On July 13-20, 2024, the Franciscanum community in Assisi hosted a group of friars from the Foederatio Europae Mediae et Orientalis (FEMO) who were...