Tag: Mission
Greenland: A Place of Grace
You’ve probably all heard of this island in the North Atlantic, east of Canada. Greenland means “green country” but the country is not green...
The Mission of St. Francis of Assisi and the First Friars
9. The Idea of Going to the Infidels
Francis left his native Italy for the first time in 1212. He was driven by the desire...
Brazil: Mission in the Amazon
The friars of the Province of St. Maximilian M. Kolbe in Brazil are doing important missionary work in the cities of Tefé and Juruá,...
Poland: New Missionary Mandate
On Monday. June 14, 2021, Friar Marek DUBANIK (61) left for the mission in Paraguay. Earlier, on Saturday, June 12, Friar Marek received the...
Chile: 2020 Summer Mission
On February 7-17, 2020, a group of fifty-five young Franciscan missionaries from Copiapó, Santiago and Curicó, Chile, carried out various evangelization activities in the...
The Mission – A Required Part of Formation
The mission is a very important training ground, particularly for candidates for the Holy See’s Diplomatic Service. Pope Francis' focus on missionary experience around...
Greeting of the Minister General on the Solemnity of St. Francis of Assisi, 2023
One day the Gospel was being read in that church about how the Lord sent out his disciples to preach. The holy man...
Southern Italy: Postulancy Year Begins
On September 25, 2023, six men received the Tau Cross as they began their first year of postulancy. The ceremony took place in the...
Cres: 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Archbishop Vitale Antonio BOMMARCO
On Sunday, September 24, 2023, during the 9:30 a.m. Mass, the St. Francis Friary in Cres, Croatia, commemorated what would have been the 100th...
Assisi: Continuing Formation for Friars of Croatia
On September 18-22, 2023, on the occasion of the 800th anniversary of the Later Rule, some friars from the Province of St. Jerome in...
Croatia: 2023-24 Postulancy Program Begins
On Monday, September 25, 2023, four men began their religious formation with the Province of St. Jerome in Croatia. Three of the candidates entered...