Tag: novices
Smardzewice: New Novices and First Professions
On Saturday, September 12, 2026, an important event took place for the Conventual Franciscan fraternity at the St. Anne Friary and Shrine in Smardzewice,...
Ghana: Fifteen Novices Vested at St. Francis of Assisi Novitiate
On July 10, 2026, fifteen novices were vested in the habit of the Order at the St. Francis of Assisi Friary and Novitiate in...
USA: Six Novices Vested in Arroyo Grande
On July 4, 2026, six new novices from the Conventual Franciscan Federation (CFF) were vested in the habit of the Order and officially began...
Poland: First Profession and Vesting of Novices in Smardzewice
September 6, 2025, was a special day, not only for our Franciscan family, but also for the entire Church community in Smardzewice, where, for...
Vietnam: The Canticle of the Creatures – A Supportive Tool on...
On June 12-19, 2025, the General Spiritual Assistant for the Secular Franciscan Order (OFS), Friar Stefan ACATRINEI, OFM Conv., visited Vietnam. The postulants and...
Poland: The Mystery of the Lord’s Passion in Smardzewice
On Saturday, March 15, 2025, the first performance of The Mystery of the Lord’s Passion took place at the Shrine of St. Anna in...
Mission Center Meets with Novices of Assisi
On October 29, 2024, the Franciscan Mission Center in Rome held a meeting with the novices of the Sacred Convent in Assisi, as part...
Mexico: Simple Profession and Vesting of New Novices
On July 12, 2024, the Province of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico experienced great joy as its novices concluded their novitiate year and...
Assisi and Padua: Novices of Croatia Begin Year of Probation
Due to the number of candidates, the Province of St. Jerome in Croatia sent three of its novices to the Sacred Convent of Assisi...
Zambia: New Novices Vested
On Wednesday, August 2, 2023, the Feast of Our Lady of the Angels―Portiuncula, nine postulants were vested in the Conventual Franciscan habit and began...
Carini: Meeting of the Secretaries and General Delegates for Mission Animation of the Franciscan...
On October 6–7, 2026, the General Secretaries and Delegates for Mission Animation of the four Franciscan Orders—the Order of Friars Minor, the Order of...
Palermo: Mission and Evangelization in the Footsteps of St. Francis
From October 2 to 4, 2026, the second annual Festival delle Genti, titled Come fuoco ardente (Like a Blazing Fire), took place in Palermo’s...
800th Anniversary of the Transitus: St. Francis Takes to the Streets of Poznań
On Saturday, October 3, 2026, the Conventual Franciscans and the Friars Minor left their churches and led a procession through the streets of Poznań,...
South Korea: Academic Symposium for the 800th Anniversary of the Transitus of St. Francis
On October 2 and 5, 2026, the friars of the Province of St. Maximilian M. Kolbe in South Korea organized an academic symposium to...
Czech Republic: Celebrations for the 800th Anniversary of the Transitus of St. Francis
From October 2 to 4, 2026, the Conventual Franciscan friars of the Czech Republic, together with the entire Franciscan Family, commemorated the 800th anniversary...