Tag: Italy-Sicily
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...
Sicily-Calabria: Solemn Profession
On Saturday, October 28, 2023, Friar Carmelo MARIA professed his solemn vows into the hands of the Minister Provincial of the Province of St....
Sicily: Solemnity of St. Francis of Assisi 2023
On October 4, 2023, His Eminence, Cardinal Mauro GAMBETTI presided over the celebrations for the Solemnity of St. Francis of Assisi, our founder. The...
Southern Italy: Postulancy Year Begins
On September 25, 2023, six men received the Tau Cross as they began their first year of postulancy. The ceremony took place in the...
Unification of the Province of Sicily and the Custody of Calabria
On August 28-29, 2023, the friars of the Provincial Custody of St. Daniel and Companion Martyrs in Italy (Calabria) celebrated their Ordinary Chapter. The...
Sicily: 2023 Spiritual Retreat
On July 24-29, 2023, the friars of the Province of St. Agatha and St. Lucy in Italy (Sicily) along with some religious from other...
Sicily: What Joy When They Told Me…We Will Go to Jerusalem...
On July 17-22, 2023, a second biblical studies week was conducted, another step in preparation for a 2025 pilgrimage to Jerusalem, the Holy City....
Youth of Sicily for Care of Creation
On July 31, 2023, the young members of the Laudato Si’ Circle, part of the Franciscan Youth Movement, repeated an event in Marineo (Palermo)...
Sicily: Dedication of the Diocesan Madonna delle Grazie Shrine
On Saturday, July 1, 2023, the eve of the Feast of Our Lady of Graces, the Most Reverend Alessandro DAMIANO, Archbishop of Agrigento, Italy,...
Sicily: Franciscan Studies Weekend
On May 20-21, 2023, the Commission for Formation, Evangelization and Promotion of Franciscan Spirituality and Culture (COFEP) of the Province of St. Agatha and...
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...
In the Footsteps of St. Francis: A Pilgrimage to Assisi and the Rieti Valley
From October 11 to 15, 2026, as we mark the 800th anniversary of the transitus of St. Francis, we, a group of friars from...
Poland: New Website Launched for the Province of Warsaw
On October 12, 2026, the Conventual Franciscan Province of the Immaculate Mother of God in Poland (Warsaw) launched its new Polish-language website, konwentualni.pl. The...
Argentina: Fraternal and Pastoral Visit to the National OFS Fraternity
From October 9 to 14, 2026, the National Fraternity of the Secular Franciscan Order (OFS) in Argentina received a fraternal and pastoral visit from...