Tag: Japan
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...
Japan: Ordinary Provincial Chapter – Part II
On January 25-29, 2021, the Province of the Immaculate Conception of the B.V.M. in Japan celebrated the second part of its Ordinary Provincial Chapter....
Japan: Ordinary Provincial Chapter – Part I
From November 30 to December 4, 2020, the Province of the Immaculate Conception of the B.V.M. in Japan celebrated its 16th Ordinary Provincial Chapter....
Dear St. Maximilian, Do You Remember What You Did on April...
It would be nice to have a chat with St. Maximilian M. KOLBE, to ask his advice and to learn more about his missionary,...
Japan and Indonesia: Visit of the General Postulator
On September 6-22, 2019, the Postulator General, Friar Damian PĂTRAȘCU, traveled to Japan and Indonesia.
He was invited to Japan by the Minister Provincial of...
Japan: Provincial Assembly
On September 10-12, 2019, the Province of the Immaculate Conception of the B.V.M. in Japan celebrated a Provincial Assembly at the Seibo-no-Kishi Friary in...
New Fraternus Nuntius 2/2024
The second issue of Fraternus Nuntius for 2024 is now available. It contains documents and news articles covering April through June, 2024.
In the opening...
Romania: 23rd Ordinary Provincial Chapter – Part II
On July 15-19, 2024, the Province of St. Joseph, Spouse of the B.V.M. in Romania celebrated the second part of its 23rd Ordinary Provincial...
Exhibition on the Blessed Martyrs of Peru Unveiled at Kolbe Shrine in Carini
On Saturday, July 13, 2024, an exhibition entitled: “The Blessed Martyrs of Peru and Father Kolbe” was unveiled at the Shrine of St. Maximilian...
Assisi: Nine Novices Profess Simple Vows
On Saturday, July 20, 2024, nine novices concluded their novitiate year at the Sacred Convent in Assisi and professed their vows to live in...
Assisi: Spiritual Retreat for Some FEMO Friars at the Franciscanum
On July 13-20, 2024, the Franciscanum community in Assisi hosted a group of friars from the Foederatio Europae Mediae et Orientalis (FEMO) who were...