Tag: Polonia-Cracovia
The Canticle of Brother Sun performed by the OFS of the...
On Saturday, September 20, 2025, the Secular Franciscan Order (OFS) of the Opole-Gliwice Region in Poland celebrated the 800th anniversary of the Canticle of...
Germany: 100th Anniversary of the Friary in Neustadt an der Waldnaab
On May 16-18, 2025, the Conventual Franciscans celebrated the 100th anniversary of the friary in Neustadt an der Waldnaab, in northern Bavaria, Germany. They...
Poland: Inauguration of Year Dedicated to Friar Wenanty KATARZYNIEC
Wednesday, March 31, 2021, marks the 100th anniversary of the death of Friar Wenanty KATARZYNIEC. The Friars Minor Conventual are inaugurating a year dedicated...
Poland: 5th Anniversary of the Beatification of the Martyrs of Pariacoto
Celebrations for the 5th anniversary of the beatification of the Martyrs of Pariacoto, Friars Michał TOMASZEK and Zbigniew STRZAŁKOWSKI, were recently held in Peru...
Poland: Missionary Mandate
On Thursday, November 12, 2020, a sending-off ceremony for a new missionary to Paraguay took place in the chapel of the Provincial Curia of...
Poland: Minor Basilica in Kalwaria Pacławska
By decision of the Holy See, our church in Kalwaria Pacławska, Poland, has been elevated to the dignity of a minor basilica. Located near...
Poland-Cracow: Ordinary Provincial Chapter – Part I
On June 8-13, 2020, the Province of St. Anthony and Bl. James of Strepar in Poland (Cracow) celebrated the first part of its Ordinary...
Poland-Cracow: Blessed Missionary Martyrs Commemorated
Every June 7, for the last five years, we have celebrated a liturgical commemoration of our two Missionary Martyrs from Poland, Blessed Zbigniew STRZAŁKOWSKI...
Cracow: Video Session of the Provincial Definitory
Due to the pandemic, on Thursday, March 26, 2020, the Definitory of the Province of St. Anthony and Bl. James of Strepar in Poland...
Poland: New Minister Provincial of Warsaw
On Saturday, March 14, 2020, Friar Grzegorz BARTOSIK was elected as the Minister Provincial of the Province of the Immaculate Mother of God in...
Official Visit of Pope Leo XIV to the Quirinale: Dialogue on Peace, Human Dignity,...
On Tuesday, October 14, 2025, at 11:00 a.m., Pope Leo XIV paid an official visit to the President of the Italian Republic, His Excellency...
Poland: 100,000ᵗʰ Set of Rosary Beads Containing Relics of the Pariacoto Martyrs Displayed at...
On Monday, October 13, 2025, at 9:00 p.m., the Conventual Franciscan friars displayed their one hundred thousandth set of rosary beads containing relics of...
Cyprus: Pastoral Visit and OFS National Elective Chapter
Despite the country’s difficult history, Cyprus has almost exclusively been ministered to by Franciscans. Pastoral care of the Roman Catholic faithful in Cyprus has...
Poland: Te Deum laudamus for the 250ᵗʰ Anniversary of the Parish Church in Horyniec
Domenica 12 ottobre 2025, a Horyniec-Zdrój, nella regione di Roztocze in Polonia orientale, è stato cantato solennemente l’inno paleocristiano Te Deum laudamus per la...
Germany: Young Franciscans Gather in Walldürn for a Meeting on Hope
On October 10-12, 2025, the Conventual Franciscan Friary of St. George in Walldürn, Germany, conducted its 37th annual Meeting for Young Franciscans. This meeting...