Tag: Italy-Assisi
Assisi: 2026–2027 Novitiate Year Begins
On September 8, 2026, the 2026–2027 novitiate year officially began with the rite of welcome and vesting for six young men who have asked...
Assisi: Nine Novices Make Their First Profession in the Spirit of...
On the morning of August 29, 2026, the friars of the General Custody of the Sacred Convent of St. Francis in Italy (Assisi) celebrated...
Rivotorto: Two New Deacons Ordained — “Ministry Is Service”
On August 14, 2026, the friars of the General Custody of the Sacred Convent of St. Francis in Assisi, Italy, joyfully and prayerfully celebrated...
The Lamp of Assisi: Encounter and Interreligious Dialogue
On Sunday, March 22, 2026, during a solemn Mass celebrated in the Upper Basilica of Assisi, the Spirit of Assisi Lamp was presented to...
Interfaith Meeting between Two Generations
Contrary to appearances, interfaith dialogue is not limited to meetings between religious leaders. Nor is it just an opportunity to discuss important global issues...
Assisi: Voice and Music amid Giotto’s Frescoes
On the evening of December 15, 2025, the national premiere of the play “Francesco” took place among Giotto’s frescoes in the upper church of...
“With Francis” Cultural Project
On December 5, 2025, a new international cultural and technological project dedicated to St Francis of Assisi was launched in Assisi. Entitled “With Francis,”...
Assisi Welcomes Pope Leo XIV: Prayer and Fraternity in the Crypt...
On the morning of November 20, 2025, Pope Leo XIV arrived in Assisi by helicopter, landing at Migaghelli Stadium shortly after 8:00 a.m. Before...
Exposition of the Mortal Remains of St. Francis: Over 150,000 Reservations...
ASSISI, NOV 14, 2025 - The first public and extended exposition of the mortal remains of St. Francis has reached an extraordinary milestone: over...
From the Philippines to Assisi
On October 14-26, 2025, I joined four friars from the Philippines for the St. Bonaventure Continuing Formation Pilgrimage, which unfolded in Rome, Greccio, Assisi,...
Czech Republic: Economy of Francis Summer School Explores Franciscan Ethics
From August 20 to 23, 2026, young adults from the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Great Britain gathered at the Porta Coeli Monastery near Tišnov,...
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...