Tag: Ordination
Episcopal Ordination of Friar Martin KMETEC
On Tuesday February 2, 2021, our brother Friar Martin KMETEC was ordained the Archbishop of Izmir (Smyrna) Turkey and will perform pastoral ministry in...
Poland: Ordinations in Łódź Łagiewniki
On May 30, 2020, the eve of Pentecost, seven student friars of the major seminary in Łódź Łagiewniki were ordained to the deaconate and...
Bolivia: Custodial Events
The Provincial Custody of St. Francis in Bolivia recently celebrated the diaconal ordination of one of its friars and the solemn profession of another.
On...
Romania: Diaconal Ordination
On October 4, 2019, the Solemnity of St. Francis of Assisi, the friars of the Province of St. Joseph, Spouse of the B.V.M. in...
Ghana: Priestly Ordination
On Saturday, September 14, 2019, the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross, a Conventual Franciscan friar was ordained to the priesthood. The ordination...
Indonesia: Priestly Ordination
On Saturday August 10, 2019, the feast of Saint Lawrence, the priestly ordination of five Conventual Franciscans was celebrated at the Parish Church of...
The Philippines: Priestly Ordination
On July 15, 2019, the Provincial Custody of the Immaculate Conception and Bl. Bonaventure of Potenza in the Philippines joyfully celebrated the Feast of...
Tanzania: Custodial Celebrations
Priestly Ordination in Tanzania
On July 16, 2019, the Provincial Custody of St. Maximilian M.Kolbe in Tanzania, celebrated the ordination of its tenth local priest,...
Calabria – Italy: Diaconal Ordination
On Monday, July 15, 2019, the liturgical feast of St. Bonaventure of Bagnoregio, the friars of the Provincial Custody of St. Daniel and Companion...
India: Priestly Ordinations
The Province of India recently celebrated three priestly ordinations.
On Saturday, July 27, 2019, Friar Tomy MALAKKARAN, OFM Conv., was ordained to the priesthood by...
A Message from the Minister General, Friar Carlos TROVARELLI, for the Feast of St....
On this feast of St. Francis, as we prepare to celebrate the 800th anniversary of his transitus into the heavenly homeland, we certainly want to look beyond and live in a way that is truly alternative to the dominant culture of our day, a culture often far removed from humanizing and Gospel values. In this jubilee atmosphere, we wish to renew and revitalize all that characterizes us as Conventual Franciscans!
Poland: New Academic Year Inaugurated at the Theological Institute of the Franciscan Study
On Wednesday, October 1, 2025, twenty-two friars were solemnly welcomed as students at the Theological Institute of the Franciscan Study in Cracow.
The new students...
Meeting in Kigali on Proposed New Conventual Franciscan Mission in Rwanda
On September 29, 2025, an important meeting was held in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, to discuss a proposal to open a new Conventual...
Franciscan Jubilee Pilgrimage: Hope for Peace
On September 29, 2025, the Franciscan Family in Rome gathered for a pilgrimage to remember and pray for peace in our wounded world.
Beginning in...
Croatia: Province of St. Jerome Celebrates Province Day
On September 30, 2025, the friars of the Province of St. Jerome in Croatia once again gathered on the feast day of their heavenly...