Tag: Pope Francis
The Challenge of Synodality for the Mission
On June 13, 2024, the annual meeting with the Moderators of the International Associations of the Faithful, Ecclesial Movements and New Communities took place...
Rome: Pastoral Care and Material Support from the Chaplains at Regina...
Pastoral care and material support are the two activities performed by the chaplain friars at the Regina Coeli Prison in Rome. The friars have...
Letter from Pope Francis to the Members of the Franciscan Family
TO THE MEMBERS
OF THE FRANCISCAN FAMILY
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
It is with joy in my heart that I wish to send you my best wishes...
Rome: Youth from Communità Frontiera of Bari Given Audience with the...
On Saturday, October 22, 2022, many members of the public association “Communità Frontiera” were received in audience by Pope Francis in the Clementine...
Archbishop Friar Dominique Mathieu and General Definitory Received in Audience with...
On the morning of March 25, 2021, the Holy Father Pope Francis received the Most Reverend Dominique Joseph MATHIEU, OFM Conv., Archbishop of Teheran...
Friar Marius-Petru BÎLHA receives his missionary cross from Pope Francis
Jesus often spoke of the need and the urgency to go and preach the Gospel to all the world (cf. Mk 16:15). Many missionaries...
Fratelli Tutti: A Dream and a Plan for a New Universal...
Fratelli Tutti is an encyclical that dreams of, and plans for, a new, inclusive and fraternal world. Once again Pope Francis has drawn inspiration...
Holy Restlessness
L'Osservatore Romano just published an article by Friar Carlos TROVARELLI, the 120th Minister General of the Conventual Franciscans (cf. issue 133, June 12-13, 2020)....
Pope Sends Letter for Eighth Antonian Centenary
Pope Francis sent a letter to the Minister General, Friar Carlos TROVARELLI. It was dated February 15, 2020, and was sent on the occasion...
Romania: Friar Marius-Petru BÎLHA Appointed “Missionary of Mercy”
His Holiness Pope Francis appointed Friar Marius-Petru BÎLHA a "Missionary of Mercy," by decree, on April 21, 2020. Friar Marius-Petru is a member of...
Brazil: Funeral of Bishop Janusz Marian DANECKI
Friar Janusz Marian DANECKI was born on September 8, 1951, in Sochaczew, Poland. He died on August 30, 2024, due to a surgical procedure...
Friar Roberto GENUIN Reelected Capuchin Minister General
On September 3, 2024, the General Chapter of the Capuchin Franciscan Order reelected Friar Roberto GENUIN as Minister General.
At 9:30 a.m., all of the...
Friar Contributes to New Graphic Biography of Servant of God Dorothy Day
Dorothy Day: Radical Devotion introduces readers to the amazing life of Dorothy Day, reviews her impact on the church and peace and justice movements,...
South Korea: 2024 Pre-Chapter Assembly
On August 26-31, 2024, the Province of St. Maximilian M. Kolbe in South Korea celebrated its Pre-Chapter Assembly. The event took place at the...
Niepokalanów Lasek: Summer Retreat for Children and Youth
From July 29 to August 24, 2024, a summer retreat for children and youth was conducted at the friary in Niepokalanów Lasek, Poland, a...