Tag: Northern Italy
June 2026 Antonian Celebrations: Remembering Friar Giovanni LUISETTO on the 25th...
On Thursday, June 18, 2026, a conference was held in memory of Friar Giovanni LUISETTO, OFM Conv. (1917–2001), a member of the former Province...
Italy-Northern: Ordinary Provincial Chapter-Part II
On April 21-25, 2025, the Italian Province of St. Anthony of Padua (Northern Italy) conducted the second part of its Ordinary Provincial Chapter. The...
In Memory of Friar Celestino PEDON University Professor at LUISS and...
On March 9, 2025, the thirtieth-day memorial Mass for Friar Arrigo Celestino PEDON was held at the Basilica of the Twelve Holy Apostles in...
Northern Italy: Ordinary Provincial Chapter-Part I
On February 17-26, 2025, the Italian Province of St. Anthony of Padua (Northern Italy) celebrated the first part of its Ordinary Provincial Chapter. The...
Born Three Times
Despite two bereavements, a serious illness, and an accident that left him in a wheelchair, Friar Tullio PASTORELLI looks the world straight in the...
Italy: Seal of the City of Padua Awarded
On Monday, December 16, 2024, at 5:00 p.m., the Municipality of Padua and the “Padova e il suo territorio” Association conducted a ceremony...
Brescia: “Places of the Heart” National Census
The friars of the Italian Province of St. Anthony of Padua (Northern Italy) who currently live at the splendid San Francesco d’Assisi Church in...
Bologna: We and the Rule: In Dialogue with Brother Francis Eight...
On November 29, 2023, the Basilica of San Francesco in Bologna, Italy, hosted a public reading of the Later Rule in commemoration of the...
Padre Albino VAROTTI International Musicology Prize
In honor of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Friar Albino VAROTTI, OFM Conv., (1925-2005), the Padre Giambattista MARTINI Music Department of the...
Brescia: Meeting of Postulants from Spain, France and Italy
On January 23-25, 2023, Conventual Franciscan postulants from Spain, France and Italy met in Brescia, Italy, to spend some time of sharing their experiences...
Niepokalanów Lasek: “With St. Francis, We Discover Meaning”
From July 27 to August 22, 2026, a series of summer retreats for children and young people took place under the theme “With St....
Sicily: Civic Merit Award presented to friar Paolo FIASCONARO by the Municipality of Castelbuono
On August 19, 2026, the Mayor of Castelbuono, (Sicily) Italy, presented the Civic Merit Award to Conventual Franciscan Friar Paolo FIASCONARO, a native of...
Vietnam: Ordinary Custodial Chapter – Part I
Dal 10 al 14 agosto 2026, la Custodia provinciale di San Francesco Antonio Fasani del Vietnam dell’Ordine dei Frati Minori Conventuali ha celebrato il...
Kalwaria’s Great Indulgence Extended by One Day
The August Great Indulgence in Kalwaria Pacławska, Poland, lasted an extra day because of the way the dates fell in this year’s calendar. On...
85th Anniversary of the Martyrdom of St. Maximilian Maria KOLBE
August 14, 2026, marked the 85th anniversary of the martyrdom of St. Maximilian Maria KOLBE. In Poland, the event was commemorated with a solemn...