Tag: Polonia
Fire Brigade Friars Serving During the Epidemic: An Interview
We are meeting with some friars from Niepokalanów who make up a unit of the Volunteer Fire Brigade. The unit is headquartered at the...
Polish Version of the Constitutions and General Statutes
The Constitutions and General Statutes of the Order of the Friars Minor Conventual have been translated into Polish, thanks to the hard work of...
Poland: Visit of the Minister General
On January 13-15, 2020, the Minister General, Friar Carlos Alberto TROVARELLI, visited Poland. This was his first visit to Central and Eastern Europe since...
Poland: Inaugurations of the Academic Year
On October 1, 2019, the Conventual Franciscan seminary in Łódź began its 2019-2020 academic year. The event started with the celebration of Mass with the Seminary’s Superiors, professors, formators and employees.
Poland: Franciscan Missiology Workshop
On August 26-30, 2019, a missiology workshop took place for seminarians from all ten Franciscan Provinces in Poland. The event was held at the...
Poland: Witnesses of Hope
On July 20-27, 2019, Friar Valerio FOLLI, OFM Conv., and Sister Renata FERRARI (Franciscan Sisters of St. Elizabeth) accompanied a group of young people...
Postulator Visits Poland, Slovakia and Hungary
On March 7-11, 2019, the Postulator General of the Conventual Franciscans, Friar Damian PĂTRAȘCU, visited Poland Slovakia and Hungary at the invitation of the...
Niepokalanów: Another Portiuncula
On September 1, 2018, the International World Prayer for Peace Center was inaugurated in Niepokalanów, Poland.
Since then, many faithful have visited the Chapel of...
Katowice: Franciscans for the Climate
On December 3-15, 2018, the United Nations Climate Summit was held in Katowice, Poland. The event was attended by politicians, scientists and world leaders...
Łódź-Łagiewniki: Two Jubilees
On December 1, 2018, a symposium was held at the Conventual Franciscan Major Seminary in Lodz-Łagiewniki, Poland, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the...
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...