Tag: Italy
Spiritual Retreat for Postulants
On February 18-24, 2024, postulants from Italy, Spain and Croatia met in Rome to immerse themselves in a significant spiritual experience by participating in...
Celebration of the Provincial Chapters in Italy
All of the Italian Jurisdictions of the Federazione Inter-mediterranea Ministri Provinciali (FIMP) are scheduled to celebrate their Ordinary Provincial Chapters in 2021, with the...
Italy: Friar Giordano TOLLARDO Turns 100
On Tuesday, August 11, 2020, the feast of St. Clare of Assisi, Friar Giordano TOLLARDO achieved a century of life. He follows Friar Ilario...
Publication of the Pastoral Letter of the Bishop of Coimbra
On March 5, 2020, the website of the Italian Province of St. Anthony of Padua (Northern Italy) published the Pastoral Letter from the Most...
Chile – Italy: Exchange Between Sister Churches
On February 3-23, 2020, two friars belonging to the Italian Province of St. Anthony of Padua (Northern Italy), Friar Tullio PASTORELLI, serving as a...
Rome: 31st Franciscan Missionary Assembly
On February 6-9, 2020, the Federazione Inter-mediterranea Ministri Provinciali (FIMP) held its 31st Missionary Assembly at the Seraphicum in Rome. Those participating included mission...
Italian President Makes Private Visit to Basilica of St. Anthony
On February 7, 2020, Sergio MATTARELLA, the President of the Italian Republic, made a private visit to the Pontifical Basilica of St. Anthony of...
Southern Italy: Guardians’ Assembly
On January 13-17, 2020, the 25th Assembly of the Guardians of Southern Italy was held in Pescara, Italy. The Minister Provincial of the Province...
Foligno: Angela Teaches Longing for Holiness
IOn January 4, 2020, the feast of St. Angela of Foligno, Monsignor Guido MARINI, Master of Pontifical Liturgical Ceremonies, presided over Mass in the...
Central Italy: Three New Priests
On December 28, 2019, three confreres from the Italian Province of St. Francis of Assisi (Central Italy) were ordained to the priesthood. The ordinations...
South Korea: 61st Vocation Sunday Event
On Sunday, April 21, 2024, friars from five different friaries, including some friars in formation at the local seminary, participated in the 61st Vocation...
Poland-Cracow: Ordinary Provincial Chapter, Part 1
On April 15-19, 2024, the Province of St. Anthony and Bl. James of Strepar in Poland (Cracow) celebrated the first part of its Ordinary...
Russia: Dedication of the Church in Ozërsk
On Saturday, April 13, 2024, the Conventual Franciscan friars in Chernyakhovsk, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, dedicated the Parish Church of the Annunciation of the Lord...
Karşıyaka – Izmir: Conventual Franciscans Return to the Parish of St. Helena
Sunday, April 14, 2024, was a day of great significance for the faithful in the Karşıyaka District of Izmir, Turkey. It was the day...
Sicily-Calabria: Fraternal Assembly
On April 15-16, 2024, the friars of the Italian Province of the Immaculate Conception (Sicily-Calabria) conducted a Fraternal Assembly under the title: “For a...