Tag: Italia-Assisi
Assisi: Online Broadcast and Downloadable Pamphlets for the Opening of the...
The opening celebration for the 800th anniversary of St. Francis composing the Canticle of the Creatures will take place at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday,...
Secular Franciscan Fraternity of the Risen One of the Frontier Community:...
On Friday, November 29, 2024, the Feast of All Saints of the Seraphic Order, four lay members of the Secular Franciscan Fraternity of the...
SGF: Spiritual Retreat for Senior FEMO Friars
On June 11-18, 2024, some senior friars from Poland attended a spiritual retreat in Italy.
Of the eight friars who participated, three were from the...
Assisi: Restoring the “Majesty of Assisi” Fresco
On Friday, February 16, 2024, an event was held to present the completed restoration of the “Majesty of Assisi” fresco located in the lower...
Assisi: Refresher Course for Preachers at the Sacred Convent
A two-part refresher course for preachers was held at the Sacred Convent of Assisi. Part I took place on December 14-16, 2022. Part II...
Assisi: FEMO Spiritual Retreat for Friars Solemnly Professed for 25 Years
On July 17-22, 2022, the Franciscanum Friary in Assisi welcomed fifteen friars from the Foederatio Europae Mediae et Orientalis (FEMO). The friars were members...
Assisi: Ordinary Custodial Chapter – Part I
On February 22-26, 2021, the General Custody of the Sacred Convent of St. Francis in Italy (Assisi) celebrated the first part of its Ordinary...
Friar Mauro GAMBETTI Consecrated Bishop
On Sunday, November 22, 2020, Friar Mauro GAMBETTI was consecrated a bishop in preparation for his being made a cardinal at the next consistory...
Assisi: Exhibition on J.R.R. TOLKIEN Tree of Tales
On October 16-18, 2020, the JRRT Editorial Committee met at the International Franciscan Center for Dialogue (CEFID) in Assisi. The Committee organizes and coordinates...
Assisi: FIMP Second Novitiate
From July 26 to August 23, 2020, twelve young friars of the Federazione Inter-mediterranea Ministri Provinciali (FIMP) carried out their second novitiate, in preparation...
A Message from the Minister General, Friar Carlos TROVARELLI, for the Feast of St....
On this feast of St. Francis, as we prepare to celebrate the 800th anniversary of his transitus into the heavenly homeland, we certainly want to look beyond and live in a way that is truly alternative to the dominant culture of our day, a culture often far removed from humanizing and Gospel values. In this jubilee atmosphere, we wish to renew and revitalize all that characterizes us as Conventual Franciscans!
Poland: New Academic Year Inaugurated at the Theological Institute of the Franciscan Study
On Wednesday, October 1, 2025, twenty-two friars were solemnly welcomed as students at the Theological Institute of the Franciscan Study in Cracow.
The new students...
Meeting in Kigali on Proposed New Conventual Franciscan Mission in Rwanda
On September 29, 2025, an important meeting was held in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, to discuss a proposal to open a new Conventual...
Franciscan Jubilee Pilgrimage: Hope for Peace
On September 29, 2025, the Franciscan Family in Rome gathered for a pilgrimage to remember and pray for peace in our wounded world.
Beginning in...
Croatia: Province of St. Jerome Celebrates Province Day
On September 30, 2025, the friars of the Province of St. Jerome in Croatia once again gathered on the feast day of their heavenly...