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...
Inauguration of the Catholic Nonviolence Initiative
On September 29, 2024, Pax Christi International launched its new Catholic Nonviolence Initiative. The event took place at the Most Holy Child Mary Institute in...
Romania: Formation and Mission Animation
From September 30 to October 1, 2024, the formators and those in formation from all the formation houses of the Province of St. Joseph,...
Lithuania: 8th OFS National Elective Chapter
On September 27-29, 2024, the National Elective Chapter of the Secular Franciscan Order (OFS) in Lithuania was celebrated at the Friars Minor Friary of...
Argentina: Meeting of the Presidents of the FALC Formation Commissions
On September 23-27, 2024, the Presidents/Delegates of the Formation Commissions of the Federación América Latina Conventuales (FALC) conducted their ordinary meeting for communion and...
Rome: 300th Anniversary of the Consecration of the Basilica of the Twelve Holy Apostles
On Tuesday, September 17, 2024, the Basilica of the Twelve Holy Apostles commemorated two significant anniversaries: the 800th anniversary of St. Francis of Assisi...