Tag: Germany
Germany: Study Day on State-Church Relations
Last year, the pandemic prevented nearly all face-to-face formation meetings in the Province of St. Elizabeth in Germany. To avoid having to cancel longer...
Schwarzenberg: Ongoing Formation
On November 14-15, 2021, the friars of the Province of St. Elizabeth in Germany and the Provincial Custody of St. Leopold and St. Nicolas...
Germany and Austria-Switzerland: Joint Definitory Meeting
On October 27-29, 2021, after a long break due to the pandemic, the Definitors of the Province of St. Elizabeth in Germany and the...
Würzburg, Germany: Franciscans Celebrate Chapter of Mats
On October 14-16, 2021, eight centuries after the arrival of the first Franciscans in Germany, members of the Order of Friars Minor, Friars Minor...
Germany: OFS Visits and National Chapter
On October 6-8, Ana FRUK, a member of the International Council of the Secular Franciscan Order (CIOFS ) made a fraternal visit to the...
Germany: Solemn Profession
In Germany, the celebration of a solemn profession has become a rare event. Therefore, when it does happen, it is all the more cause...
Würzburg: 800ᵗʰ Anniversary of Franciscan Presence in Germany
Some time ago, the friars of the Province of St. Elizabeth in Germany residing at the Heilig Kreuz Friary in Würzburg decided that they...
Germany: Opening of the Marian Month
The friars of the friary in Schwarzenberg, Germany, a Marian pilgrimage destination, were pleased to have been visited twice in the last week by...
Germany: New Friary
On February 2, 2021, the Province of St. Elizabeth in Germany erected a new friary in Lage-Rieste. On Sunday, February 7, the Most Reverend...
Germany: Jubilee Year 2021
These days, the friars in Germany often tell each other a certain anecdote. It concerns an event that took place in 1219, when Francis...
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...