Tag: Orient and the Holy Land
Karşıyaka – Izmir: Conventual Franciscans Return to the Parish of St....
Sunday, April 14, 2024, was a day of great significance for the faithful in the Karşıyaka District of Izmir, Turkey. It was the day...
Attack on the Church in Büyükdere – Witness Testimony
On Sunday, January 28, 2024, an act of violence took place at the Church of the Nativity of Our Lady, located in the Büyükdere...
Istanbul: Mass of Reparation
On Thursday, February 1, 2024, at 7:00 p.m., a Mass of Reparation will be celebrated at the Church of the Nativity of Our Lady,...
Conventual Franciscan Mission Presences around the World – XXXI
Provincial Custody of the Orient and the Holy Land (Turkey and Lebanon)
Mother Province: Province of St. Joseph, Spouse of the B.V.M. in Romania
Today’s Provincial...
Orient and Holy Land: Three Friars Profess Solemn Vows
The Provincial Custody of the Orient and the Holy Land recently celebrated the solemn profession of three of its friars.
Friar André Marie GHANAAT RAHBAR...
Provincial Custody of the Orient and the Holy Land: Towards a...
On July 7-14, 2023, a commission met at the St. Maria Kilisesi Friary in the Büyükdere neighborhood of Istanbul, Turkey, to discuss requests made...
Turkey: Course on Ecumenical and Interreligious Dialogue
On October 17-29, 2022, the 16th annual course on ecumenical and interreligious dialogue was held in Istanbul, Turkey.
This traditional event was organized by the...
Turkey: Joint Definitory Session
On October 12-13, 2022, the Definitors of the Province of St. Joseph, Spouse of the B.V.M. in Romania and the Definitors of the Provincial...
Retreat in Lebanon – JPIC: Franciscan DNA
In early September, 2022, I was fortunate to be able to make my annual retreat in Lebanon with the friars of the Custody of...
Lebanon: Priestly Ordination in Beirut
On September 3, 2022, Friar Nicolas ABOU ANNY, a member of the Provincial Custody of the Orient and the Holy Land, was ordained to...
Fraternus Nuntius: First Issue of 2024
The first issue of Fraternus Nuntius for 2024 is now available. The newsletter contains documents and news articles covering January through March, 2024.
The opening...
Conventual Franciscan Presences around the World (V)
Provincial Delegation in Belarus
Mother Province: Province of the Immaculate Mother of God in Poland (Warsaw)
Franciscans have been present in Belarus since the 14th century....
Brazil: Joint Definitory Meeting
On April 23, 2024, the Definitors of the Province of St. Francis in Brazil and the Provincial Custody of the Immaculate Conception of the...
Brazil: Diaconal Ordinations
On Saturday, April 20, 2024, at 10:30 a.m., two friars from the Province of St. Francis in Brazil were ordained to the diaconate. The...
European Conferences of Religious Orders
The Union of European Conferences of Major Superiors (UCESM) comprises thirty-eight national Conferences representing the Major Superiors of apostolic Religious Institutes from twenty-eight European...