Tag: Orient and the Holy Land
Orient and the Holy Land: Formation Days
On April 21-23, 2021, the friars of the Provincial Custody of the Orient and the Holy Land met online to participate in three days...
Romania: Common Definitory
On February 8-9, 2021, the Definitors of the Province of St. Joseph, Spouse of the B.V.M. in Romania and the Definitors of the Provincial...
Zahle, Lebanon: Profession of Solemn Vows during the Solemnity of St....
On Saturday, October 3, 2020, the eve of the solemnity of the Seraphic Father St. Francis, Friars Khalil EL KHOURY and Nicolas ABOU ANNY,...
Orient-Holy Land: A Novel Spiritual Retreat
From April 27 to May 2, 2020, the Provincial Custody of the Orient and the Holy Land took part in a spiritual retreat with...
Istanbul-Beyoğlu: St. Anthony’s Bread
Every Tuesday is an extraordinary day at the Church and Friary of St. Anthony of Padua in Istanbul, Turkey. The friary is part of...
Istanbul: Fraternal and Formational Meeting
On Monday, March 16, 2020, the friars of the two communities in Istanbul, Turkey, St. Anthony of Padua and the Nativity of the Blessed...
Orient and Holy Land: Custodial Formation
During the period of March 2-6, 2020, friars of the Provincial Custody of the Orient and the Holy Land met with Friar Lucian HORLESCU...
Orient and the Holy Land: Fraternal Visit
On September 20-28, 2019, Friar Giovanni VOLTAN, the new Assistant General for the Federazione Inter-mediterranea Ministri Provinciali (FIMP), made his first visit to the...
Lebanon: Spiritual Retreat
On September 16-21, 2019, the Provincial Custody of the Orient and the Holy Land carried out a spiritual retreat in Kobayat, Lebanon. The retreat...
Turkey: Missionary Martyrs’ Day
On March 24, the “Day of Prayer and Fasting in Memory of Missionary Martyrs” will be celebrated. This Day was established in 1993, as...
Rayaq: First Mass for the Feast of St. Clare at the Site of the...
The Poor Clares have been in Lebanon since February 2026 to establish a new monastery. On Tuesday, August 11, 2026, they celebrated the Mass...
USA: National Elective Assembly Held at the National Center of the Militia of the...
On August 7–9, 2026, the National Center of the Militia of the Immaculata (M.I.) in the United States held its National Elective Assembly. The...
Colombia: Fraternal Visit and Support for Formation in the Custody of St. Francis of...
From August 1–9, 2026, I, Friar Bernardino HOSPITAL POSADA, Secretary General for Formation, made a fraternal visit to the Provincial Custody of St. Francis...
Rivotorto: 2026 FIMP Second Novitiate
From July 12 to August 9, 2026, the Conventual Franciscan friary adjacent to the Shrine of the Sacro Tugurio of Rivotorto in Assisi...
Ghana: Solemn Profession and Silver Jubilee in the Custody of St. Anthony
At 9:00 a.m. on August 8, 2026, one day after the conclusion of the second and final part of their Ordinary Custodial Chapter, the...