Tag: India
India: Priestly Ordinations and First Masses
In April of 2024, God blessed the Conventual Franciscan Province of St. Maximilian M. Kolbe in India with an abundance of new priests. On...
India: Minor Orders and Renewal of Vows
On Wednesday, March 20, 2024, at 10:30 a.m., three student friars from the Province of St. Maximilian M. Kolbe in India were ordained to...
India: Inter-Seminary Volleyball Tournament in Memory of FriarJames KUNCHERAKATT
On January 30-31, 2024, an Inter-Seminary volleyball tournament was held in honor of the late Friar James KUNCHERAKATT, OFM Conv. (†2005), a gregarious friar...
India: From the Rule to the Wounds of St. Francis
On January 19-20, 2024, the pre-novices, novices, and all the students of the major seminary at the Belvedere Ashram in Kotagir, India, and the...
India: OFS National Elective Chapter
On January 13-15, 2024, the national fraternity of the Secular Franciscan Order (OFS) in India celebrated its 17th National Elective Chapter. The theme of...
India: New Greccio Missionary House
After much reflection and consultation, the Province of St. Maximilian M. Kolbe in India has founded a new missionary house in the State of...
India: Pre-Chapter Assembly and First Part of the 5th Ordinary Provincial...
From August 29 to September 2, 2023, the Province of St. Maximilian M. Kolbe in India conducted its Pre-Chapter Assembly. The event took place...
India: Continuing Formation
On Friday, May 5, 2023, the Province of St. Maximilian M. Kolbe in India offered a course on “Vision and Mission.” The course was...
India: Class on Rule of 1223
On Wednesday, May 3, 2023, the Province of St. Maximilian M. Kolbe in India conducted a class about the Rule of 1223. The Province...
India: Solemn Profession in 2023
On Tuesday, May 2, 2023, at 2:30 p.m., four friars of the Province of St. Maximilian M. Kolbe in India professed their solemn vows....
Venezuela: Profession of Temporary and Perpetual Vows in the Custody
For the glory of God and the holiness of the Church, on Saturday, February 7, 2026, the Provincial Custody of Our Lady of Coromoto...
A Franciscan Chapter Celebrated in an “Eminently Franciscan Atmosphere”
On February 7-8, 2026, the 11th Elective Chapter of the National Fraternity of the Secular Franciscan Order (OFS) of Uruguay was conducted at the...
The Philippines: 10th Ordinary Custodial Chapter – Part I
On February 3-6, 2026, the Provincial Custody of the Immaculate Conception and Bl. Bonaventure of Potenza in the Philippines conducted the first part of...
Santa Dorotea in Trastevere: A Testimony of Faith and Hope
On February 3-6, 2026, the Parish Church of Santa Dorotea in Trastevere celebrated the triduum and the liturgical feast honoring St. Dorotea, virgin...
Film: A Franciscan in Chains
On June 7, 2025, a documentary film entitled A Franciscan in Chains: Anton Demeter, the Priest Without Legs, premiered at the Ateneu Cinema in...