Tag: Orient and the Holy Land
Second Part of the Ordinary Chapter of the Custody of the...
On June 15-19, 2026, the friars of the Provincial Custody of the Orient and the Holy Land, which encompasses Lebanon and Turkey, conducted the...
Istanbul: 5th Ordinary Custodial Chapter of the Custody of the Orient...
On April 13-17, 2026, the friars of the Provincial Custody of the Orient and the Holy Land, belonging to the Province of St. Joseph,...
The Light of the Spirit of Assisi in Lebanon
“Lebanon is something more than a country: it is a message…” Thus wrote St. John Paul II in his Apostolic Letter To All the...
Prayer for Unity, Spirit of Assisi Lamp, and Patriarch’s Blessing
On January 17-24, 2026, the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity took place in Istanbul, and indeed, across the Northern Hemisphere. In Istanbul, there...
Opening of the Franciscan Jubilee Year in Istanbul
On January 10, 2026, the Franciscan Jubilee Year opened as part of the celebrations marking the 800th anniversary of the death of St. Francis...
Definitors Meet Jointly in Istanbul: Fraternity and Mission
On October 26-31, 2025, the Definitors of the Province of St. Joseph, Spouse of the B.V.M. in Romania, the Definitors of the Custody of...
Bkennaya: 2025 Custodial Spiritual Retreat
From Sunday evening, August 31, 2025, to Friday afternoon, September 5, the friars of the Custody of the Orient and the Holy Land –...
Priestly Ordination of Friar Moses FIDELIS
On Saturday, May 3, 2025, Friar Moses Johnmaria FIDELIS was ordained to the priesthood amidst great joy and deep gratitude to God. The ordination...
Oxford: Doctoral Thesis on the Syriac Cult of the Virgin Mary
On March 20, 2025, Friar Andrew Jeylan HOCHSTEDLER, of the Provincial Custody of the Orient and the Holy Land, successfully defended his doctoral thesis,...
Orient and Holy Land: Spiritual Retreat and Extraordinary Custodial Chapter
On November 8-13, 2024, the friars of the Provincial Custody of the Orient and the Holy Land gathered for their annual spiritual retreat. For...
Project No. 19/2026 – Installation of a Solar Energy System
Project No. 19/2026 –
Installation of a Solar Energy System, Batteries, and a Solar Thermal System
(Bucharest, Romania)
The Province of St. Joseph, Spouse of the B.V.M....
Project No. 09/2025 – Completing the Construction of a Hall
Project No. 09/2025 –
Completing the Construction of a Hall, Two Classrooms, and Offices
(Lusaka, Zambia)
The Province of the Franciscan Protomartyrs in Zambia of the Order...
Project No. 24/2026 – Purchase of an Embroidery Machine
Project No. 24/2026 –
Purchase of an Embroidery Machine
for Vocational Training in Ndola, Zambia
Province of the Franciscan Protomartyrs in Zambia of the Order of Friars...
The M.I. in Paraguay Today!
From August 18 to 24, 2026, Mariela CÉSPEDES, National President of the Militia of the Immaculata (M.I.) of Bolivia, and I went on a...
Tanzania: 16 Friars Make First Profession of Vows
On August 2, 2026, the feast of Our Lady, Queen of Angels, the Conventual Franciscan friars in Tanzania joyfully celebrated as sixteen confreres made...