Tag: Italy-Immaculate
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...
Inauguration of the Kolbe Museum Park in San Pietro in Amantea
On July 18, 2026, I had the opportunity to attend, on behalf of the Order, the inauguration of the Kolbe Museum Park in the...
Franciscan Families of Sicily Celebrate 800th Anniversary of Transitus of St....
On June 24, 2026, nearly two thousand people attended a concert by singer-songwriter Angelo BRANDUARDI, and his band, to mark the 800th anniversary of...
Italian Province of the Immaculate Conception Celebrates Feast Day in the...
On May 5, 2026, the Italian Province of the Immaculate Conception (Sicily-Calabria) celebrated its feast day in Castelbuono, Sicily, a town with deep Franciscan...
Province of the Immaculate Conception Conducts Spiritual Chapter on “Protection of...
On April 14-17, 2026, the Italian Province of the Immaculate Conception (Sicily-Calabria) conducted a Spiritual Chapter, in two sessions, on the “Protection of Minors.”...
Palermo: Commemorative Mass for Venerable Friar Luigi LO VERDE
On February 12, 2026, a solemn Mass was celebrated in memory of the Venerable Friar Luigi LO VERDE, OFM Conv. The liturgy marked the...
Three Continuing Formation Courses in the Italian Province of the Immaculate...
0n January 19-23 and again on February 7-8, 2026, three continuing formation courses were held at the Kolbe Center – Villa Belvedere in Carini,...
Unification of Sicily and Calabria: New Italian Province of the Immaculate...
The Story of a Dream That Continues to Evolve
On December 13, 2023, the Feast of St. Lucy, an official proclamation was made announcing the...
39th Studium Course of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints – 2027
Prot. n. 898/2026
Rome, October 15, 2026
Subject: 39th Studium Course of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints – 2027
Dear Brothers,
May the Lord give you...
Assisi: An Ecumenical Guest at CEFID
During my meetings with my confreres, I am often asked where I currently live, given my role as General Delegate for Ecumenism and Interreligious...
Zambia: Franciscan Family Celebrates the 800th Anniversary of the Transitus of St. Francis
On Saturday, October 10, 2026, the Franciscan Family in Zambia gathered at St. John’s Convent School in Kitwe to commemorate the 800th anniversary of...
Rome: Work Continues on the Document Discernment in Fraternity
On Saturday, October 17, 2026, the second meeting of the “Validation Group” was held at the Seraphicum College in Rome. The group is collaborating...
Czech Republic: FEMO Federation Assembly in Erlebachova Bouda
From October 12 to 17, 2026, the General Assembly of the Foederatio Europae Mediae et Orientalis (FEMO) was held in Erlebachova Bouda in the...