Tag: Jubilee
Poland: Silver Jubilee of Priesthood
In early June of 2026, Friars Witold ADAMCZYK of Rock Island, Illinois, USA, Grzegorz BARCIK of Legnica, Poland, Łukasz BRACHACZEK of Cracow, Poland, Dariusz...
Kenya’s Pioneer Friars Celebrate Silver Jubilee
On Sunday, August 17, 2025, the Parish Church of St. Francis of Assisi in Limuru, Kenya, was filled with joy and thanksgiving as the...
Zambia: Launch of the Silver Jubilee of the Province
On Saturday, January 25, 2025, the Province of the Franciscan Protomartyrs in Zambia officially launched its silver jubilee celebration, marking the 25th anniversary of...
USA: Our Lady of the Angels Province Celebrates Jubilarians
On November 14, 2024, during Mass at the Shrine of St. Anthony in Ellicott City, Maryland, USA, twenty-four friars of the Province of Our...
The Czech Republic: Franciscan Jubilees Celebrated in Prague
On September 19, 2024, the Province of Sts. Cyril and Methodius in the Czech Republic hosted a special celebration to mark some important anniversaries....
Rome: 90ᵗʰ Birthday of Friar Celestino PEDON
On Wednesday, November 8, 2023, the friars of the San Giacomo alla Lungara Friary in Rome celebrated the birthday of Friar Celestino (Arrigo) PEDON...
Vienna: Friar Dariusz ZAJĄC Celebrates Silver Jubilee
The Conventual Franciscan friary together with the Allerheiligste Dreifaltigkeit Parish Church in Vienna’s Alser Vorstadt neighborhood, recently celebrated the 25th anniversary of the priestly...
Abruzzo: Friar Dionisio LATTANZI Turns 100
On May 7, 2023, the Province of St. Bernardine and St. Angelo in Italy (Abruzzo-Molise) celebrated the 100th birthday of Friar Dionisio LATTANZI. The...
Sicily: Celebrating Sixty Years of Fidelity
On April 15-16, 2023, the Province of St. Agatha and St. Lucy in Italy (Sicily) celebrated the 60th anniversary of the priestly ordination of...
Croatia: Diamond Jubilees
On Friday, December 2, 2022, three friars from the Province of St. Jerome in Croatia, namely, Friars Ljudevit MARAČIĆ, Bernardin FILINIĆ and Damjan GLAVAŠ,...
“If You Have God, You Have Everything”: Over 20,000 Attend St. Anthony Youth March
On Saturday, June 6, 2026, more than 20,000 participants attended the 8th annual St. Anthony Youth March. The March took place in an atmosphere...
Poland: Museum of the Martyrs of Pariacoto Opens in Kalwaria Pacławska
On June 6-7, 2026, Kalwaria Pacławska became the center of celebrations thanking God for the gift of the life and ministry of Blessed Friars...
Poland: Diaconal and Priestly Ordinations in Gdańsk
On Saturday, June 6, 2026, the diaconal and priestly ordinations of two Conventual Franciscan friars took place at the Church of the Holy Trinity...
Fraternal and Pastoral Visit to the OFS Fraternity of Ecuador and National Chapter
The National Fraternity of the Secular Franciscan Order (OFS) of Ecuador has 507 professed members (366 of whom are active) and 108 members in...
Friar Ignatius MATERNOWSKI Remembered in Normandy During D-Day Commemorations
On June 3, 2026, as part of the annual commemorations for D-Day in Normandy, France, Friar James MCCURRY, OFM Conv., Friar Martin KOBOS, OFM...