Tag: Orient and the Holy Land
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...
Orient and the Holy Land: Ordinary Custodial Chapter – Part II
On April 25-29, 2022, the second part of the Ordinary Chapter of the Provincial Custody of the Orient and the Holy Land took place...
Consecration of the Altar and Blessing of the Church in Zahlé,...
On Saturday, March 19, 2022, the friars of the Provincial Custody of the Orient and the Holy Land, living in Lebanon and Turkey, joyfully...
Orient and the Holy Land: Ordinary Custodial Chapter – Part I
On March 14-18, 2022, the friars of Lebanon and Turkey gathered at Adonis-Jbeil, Lebanon, to celebrate the first part of the Ordinary Custodial Chapter...
Orient and the Holy Land: Canonical Visitation
In November and December of 2021, the friars of the Provincial Custody of the Orient and the Holy Land hosted the three “magi,” namely...
Istanbul: Anniversary of the Sent Antuan Basilica
On November 16, 1913, the Most Reverend Vincenzo SARDI, Vicar Apostolic of Constantinople, Turkey consecrated a church dedicated to St. Anthony of Padua in...
Orient and the Holy Land: Online Formation Meeting
On Monday, October 25, 2021, the friars of the Provincial Custody of the Orient and the Holy Land met on online for a day...
Zahlé, Lebanon: Ordination to the Diaconate
On Sunday, September 19, 2021, Friar Nicolas ABOU ANNY, from the Provincial Custody of the Orient and the Holy Land, was ordained to the...
Lebanon: Visit of the Minister General
After his visit to the Province of St. Joseph, Spouse of the B.V.M. in Romania, the Minister General, Friar Carlos TROVARELLI, arrived in the...
Orient and the Holy Land: Extraordinary Custodial Chapter
On July 12-13, 2021, the friars of the Provincial Custody of the Orient and the Holy Land met in Istanbul, Turkey, to celebrate an...
Spirit of Assisi in Peru: Dialogue and Terrorism
On August 5, 2026, I arrived in Lima, Peru, where I was warmly welcomed by my confreres serving at Nuestra Señora de la Piedad...
USA: Our Lady of the Angels, Franciscan Heritage and the Legacy of Charles
On August 2, 2026, the friars of the Conventual Franciscan Province of Our Lady of the Angels in the USA welcomed four hundred pilgrims...
Kolbe Center Amphitheater Promotes Local Community and Kolbean Charism
On August 1, 2026, the Kolbe Center at Villa Belvedere in Carini, Sicily, Italy, opened its summer season with a full schedule of events...
France-Belgium: A Week of Fraternity and Encounter in Lourdes
On July 24–31, 2026, the Provincial Custody of St. Bonaventure in France-Belgium organized a week of encounter and fraternity in Lourdes. The event brought...
Spirit of Assisi in Ecuador and Ecumenical Formation
On July 25, 2026, I arrived in Quito, Ecuador. This was the first stop on my visit to South America, during which I wanted...