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...
South Korea: 61st Vocation Sunday Event
On Sunday, April 21, 2024, friars from five different friaries, including some friars in formation at the local seminary, participated in the 61st Vocation...
Poland-Cracow: Ordinary Provincial Chapter, Part 1
On April 15-19, 2024, the Province of St. Anthony and Bl. James of Strepar in Poland (Cracow) celebrated the first part of its Ordinary...
Russia: Dedication of the Church in Ozërsk
On Saturday, April 13, 2024, the Conventual Franciscan friars in Chernyakhovsk, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, dedicated the Parish Church of the Annunciation of the Lord...
Karşıyaka – Izmir: Conventual Franciscans Return to the Parish of St. Helena
Sunday, April 14, 2024, was a day of great significance for the faithful in the Karşıyaka District of Izmir, Turkey. It was the day...
Sicily-Calabria: Fraternal Assembly
On April 15-16, 2024, the friars of the Italian Province of the Immaculate Conception (Sicily-Calabria) conducted a Fraternal Assembly under the title: “For a...