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...
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...
30th Anniversary of the Founding of the Franciscan Publishing House in Russia
On April 7, 2024, the friars of the Russian General Custody of St. Francis of Assisi celebrated the thirtieth anniversary of the founding of...
11th Ordinary Provincial Chapter of the Province of Gdańsk
On April 8-12, 2024, the Province of St. Maximilian M. Kolbe in Poland (Gdańsk) conducted its eleventh Ordinary Chapter. The Chapter was held at...
India: Priestly Ordinations and First Masses
In April of 2024, God blessed the Conventual Franciscan Province of St. Maximilian M. Kolbe in India with an abundance of new priests. On...