Tag: Martyrs
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: 100,000ᵗʰ Set of Rosary Beads Containing Relics of the Pariacoto...
On Monday, October 13, 2025, at 9:00 p.m., the Conventual Franciscan friars displayed their one hundred thousandth set of rosary beads containing relics of...
Honoring Our Roots: A Pilgrimage Celebrating the 25ᵗʰ Anniversary of the...
On August 16, 2025, the Franciscan Family and faithful from across Zambia’s Copperbelt region gathered at Bwana Mkubwa, the site of the first Conventual...
Peru: Week of Formation on the Blessed Martyrs
From August 19-24, 2024, some parish churches in the Campo Sur Deanery of the Diocese of Chimbote, Peru, conducted meetings and celebrations to raise...
Peru: Anniversary of the Martyrs of Pariacoto
On August 8 and 9, 2024, the anniversary of the martyrdom of Blessed Michał TOMASZEK and Zbigniew STRZAŁKOWSKI was celebrated in Pariacoto, Peru, as...
Exhibition on the Blessed Martyrs of Peru Unveiled at Kolbe Shrine...
On Saturday, July 13, 2024, an exhibition entitled: “The Blessed Martyrs of Peru and Father Kolbe” was unveiled at the Shrine of St. Maximilian...
Rome: Martyrs of Pariacoto Exhibition Opened
On July 3, 2024, an exhibition on Blessed Zbigniew STRZAŁKOWSKI and Blessed Michał TOMASZEK, Martyrs of Pariacoto, Peru, was opened at the Friary of...
Peru: Conventual Franciscan Martyrs Celebrated
On December 5, 2023, the world’s first church dedicated to the Blessed Martyrs Michał TOMASZEK and Zbigniew STRZAŁKOWSKI was consecrated at the Paz y...
Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of...
On June 22, 2023, the martyred missionary friars Blessed Zbigniew STRZAŁKOWSKI and Blessed Michał TOMASZEK, both Conventual Franciscans from Poland, were posthumously awarded the...
Relics of Blessed Zbigniew and Michał in Vienna
On June 18, 2023, during the Sunday Mass, the relics of the Blessed Martyrs Zbigniew STRZAŁKOWSKI and Michał TOMASZEK, both friars from Poland, were...
South Korea: Academic Symposium for the 800th Anniversary of the Transitus of St. Francis
On October 2 and 5, 2026, the friars of the Province of St. Maximilian M. Kolbe in South Korea organized an academic symposium to...
Czech Republic: Celebrations for the 800th Anniversary of the Transitus of St. Francis
From October 2 to 4, 2026, the Conventual Franciscan friars of the Czech Republic, together with the entire Franciscan Family, commemorated the 800th anniversary...
“Brother Sun”: An App for Praying with and Learning about St. Francis
Eight hundred years after his transitus, St. Francis of Assisi continues to walk with us. Today, we can also find him on our smartphones,...
South Korea: Canticle of Brother Sun Project
On July 10, 2026, members of the Franciscan Family and young musicians came together to film a music video as part of the Canticle...
Custody of France-Belgium: A Week of Looking to the Future with Hope
From September 11 to 18, 2026, the friars of the Provincial Custody of St. Bonaventure in France-Belgium, accompanied by the Custodial Commissioner, gathered at...