Tag: Japan
Japan: Fraternal Gathering in Nagasaki Marking the 800th Anniversary of the...
From September 21 to 23, 2026, the friars of the Province of the Immaculate Conception of the B.V.M. in Japan gathered at the Friary...
Japan: Blessing of the New Friary in Nigawa
In March of 2023, the Friary of the B.V.M., Mediatrix of Graces in Nigawa, Japan, founded in 1949, was tragically destroyed in a fire....
Japan: Friar Gabriel Professes Solemn Vows
On March 25, 2026, Friar Gabriel Akira FUJIEDA professed his solemn vows. The ceremony took place at the Immaculate Conception of the B.V.M. Friary...
Japan: 2025 Provincial Assembly
On November 20-22, 2025, the Province of the Immaculate Conception of the B.V.M. in Japan conducted its annual Provincial Assembly. The event took place...
Japan: Ordinary Provincial Chapter-Part II
On January 27-31, 2025, the Province of the Immaculate Conception of the B.V.M. in Japan celebrated the second part of its 17th Ordinary Provincial...
Japan: Priestly ordination
On March 21, 2023, two friars from the Province of the Immaculate Conception of the B.V.M. in Japan were ordained to the priesthood. The...
Conventual Franciscan Mission Presences around the World – IX
Province of the Immaculate Conception of the B.V.M. in Japan
Mother Province: Province of the Immaculate Mother of God in Poland (Warsaw)
On April 24, 1930,...
Japan: Fire at Friary in Nigawa
On Monday, March 6, 2023, a fire destroyed the friary in Nigawa District, Japan. Fortunately, none of the three friars living there were injured.
The...
Japan: Seibo no Kishi Magazine Publishes 1000ᵗʰ Issue
The Seibo no Kishi Magazine, published by the Conventual Franciscans in Japan, has printed its thousandth issue. The magazine was founded by St. Maximilian...
Japan: In Memory of Brother Thomas Koichi TAGAWA
On Friday, April 16, 2021, our confrere Brother Thomas Koichi TAGAWA returned to the house of the Father at the age of 93. Brother...
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...
Romania: Relic of St. Francis Makes “Pilgrimage of Peace” to 52 Communities
The relic of St. Francis has returned to Assisi after completing a pilgrimage through eight dioceses and eparchies in Romania, where it was venerated...
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...