Tag: Minister General
Burkina Faso: 25 Years in the Land of Upright People
Thanksgiving and a Shared Journey
On behalf of the Order, I raise a hymn of profound gratitude to God for these last twenty-five years of...
Venezuela: Minister General Appeals for Solidarity
Prot. N. 0570 /2026
Rome, June 29, 2026
To the Entire Order
Dear brothers,
I am writing to all of you regarding the humanitarian emergency affecting Venezuela following...
Easter 2026 Message from the Minister General
Dear brothers, to each of you―to every community, Province, Custody, Delegation, and mission: Peace be with you!
Frascati: Minister General and Vicar General Meet with Seraphicum Formation Team
On February 15 and 16, 2026, the Minister General, Friar Carlos A. TROVARELLI and the Vicar General, Friar Igor SALMIČ, met with the formation...
Meeting of the CIOFS Presidency and Pastoral Visit
On November 8-15, 2025, the Presidency of the International Council of the Secular Franciscan Order (CIOFS) held its fall session at the Seraphicum International...
Minister General Visits Province of St. Paul the Apostle
On October 6-10, 2025, the Minister General paid a fraternal visit to the friars of the Province of St. Paul the Apostle in Malta...
Friar Carlos TROVARELLI announces the 800ᵗʰ Anniversary of the Easter of...
On October 4, 2025, Friar Carlos TROVARELLI, the Minister General of the Order of Friars Minor Conventual, conducted a solemn celebration to announce, on...
A Message from the Minister General, Friar Carlos TROVARELLI, for the...
On this feast of St. Francis, as we prepare to celebrate the 800th anniversary of his transitus into the heavenly homeland, we certainly want to look beyond and live in a way that is truly alternative to the dominant culture of our day, a culture often far removed from humanizing and Gospel values. In this jubilee atmosphere, we wish to renew and revitalize all that characterizes us as Conventual Franciscans!
Youth Toward Assisi: Mass with the Minister General at the Seraphicum
On Saturday, August 2, 2025, on a cool morning in Rome, the garden of the Seraphicum College was transformed into a large space for...
“Audite Sorelle”. Letter of the General Ministers of the First Order
To the Sisters
of the Order of St. Clare
of the Order of Urbanist Poor Clares
of the Capuchin Poor Clares
Dear Poor Sisters of St. Clare,
Ke de...
The Joy of Living the Gospel: The Solemnity of St. Francis and Solemn Profession...
From October 1 to 4, 2026, the Basilica of the Twelve Holy Apostles in Rome welcomed numerous friars and faithful to celebrate the 800th...
Michelangelo BUONARROTI: A Parishioner of the Basilica of the Twelve Holy Apostles in Rome
On September 30, 2026, the International Conference “Michelangelo and Rome: An Endless Love” opened in Rome at the headquarters of the Civita Association, in...
Austria: Neunkirchen’s New 30-Bell Carillon Is Blessed
Sunday, October 4, 2026, the Solemnity of St. Francis of Assisi, was particularly significant for the parish church in Neunkirchen, Austria. On that day,...
Roman: Grace-Filled Days with St. Francis of Assisi
From October 2 to 4, 2026, the Sf. Francisc de Assisi Friary in Roman, Romania, joyfully hosted a relic of St. Francis of Assisi...
Day after Day, We Build the House of Francis
As part of the 800th anniversary of the transitus of St. Francis of Assisi and the Franciscan Jubilee Year, on October 3 and 4,...