Tag: Mission
A Story Being Rewritten
The desert near Santa Teresa in New Mexico, USA—located about 20 kilometers from downtown El Paso, Texas, USA—is intersected by the U.S.-Mexico border...
Chile: Winter Mission
On July 25-28, 2024, around thirty members of the local Franciscan Youth Ministry associated with the friar community in Curicó, Chile, took part in...
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...
Kenya: Three Friars Profess Solemn Vows
On Saturday, September 5, 2026, during Mass at the National Shrine of Mary, Mother of God, in Subukia, three friars from the Province of...
Project No. 35/2025 – Promotion of the Artisanal Initiative “The Friar Valley Water Project”
Project No. 35/2025 –
Promotion of the Artisanal Initiative “The Friar Valley Water Project”
(Saltpond, Ghana)
The Provincial Custody of St. Anthony of Padua in Ghana, of...
Assisi: 2026–2027 Novitiate Year Begins
On September 8, 2026, the 2026–2027 novitiate year officially began with the rite of welcome and vesting for six young men who have asked...
Austria: 30 Bells for the New Carillon in Neunkirchen
Sunday, September 6, 2026, was a special day for the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the friary of the...
Chile: Being Formed Together for Fraternal Service
The National Fraternity of the Secular Franciscan Order (OFS) in Chile has 360 members divided into thirty-nine local fraternities. From September 3-6, 2026, the...