Tag: postulanti
Brazil: Formation News
In the desire to deepen their fraternal life and Franciscan joy, the friars of the Provincial Custody of St. Bonaventure in Brazil gathered together...
Ecuador: a retreat for the Post-Novitiate Friars and the Postulants
From December 25, 2020 to January 1, 2021, the Post-Novitiate community and that of the Postulancy in Quito – Ecuador, held their annual retreat.
The...
Brazil: Inter-Jurisdictional Formation Meeting
The aspirants and postulants from two different Conventual Franciscan Jurisdictions in Brazil came together for a formation meeting.
On October 11-18, 2020, the aspirants of...
Osimo: Postulants Observe October 2020-Missionary Month
As part of the plan to conduct missionary animation in the formation houses of the Federazione Inter-mediterranea Ministri Provinciali (FIMP), the Missionary Center in...
India: Pre-Novitiate Year
The 2020-2021 pre-novitiate year has begun for some confreres in the Province of St. Maximilian M. Kolbe in India.
At 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, August...
Vietnam: Formation News
On Saturday, August 1, 2020, nine novices from the Provincial Delegation in Vietnam (of the Province of St. Joseph of Cupertino in the USA...
Indonesia: Second Novitiate and Acceptance of Postulants
In July of 2020, three young confreres from the Province of Mary Immaculate in Indonesia took part in their second novitiate experience, in view...
Colombia: Custodial Events
Diaconal Ordination
On March 14, 2020, the Provincial Custody of St. Francis of Assisi in Colombia joyfully celebrated the diaconal ordination of Friar Nelson Yesid...
Zambia: Formation Meetings
In November of 2019, Friar Jude WINKLER, the Assistant General for the Conventual Franciscan Federation (CFF) conducted three formation meetings in Zambia. One meeting...
Brazil-Maranhão: Spiritual Retreat for Postulants
On November 20, 2019, a prayer and reflection meeting was held for the thirteen postulants of the Provincial Custody of St. Bonaventure in Brazil....
A Message from the Minister General, Friar Carlos TROVARELLI, for the Feast of St....
On this feast of St. Francis, as we prepare to celebrate the 800th anniversary of his transitus into the heavenly homeland, we certainly want to look beyond and live in a way that is truly alternative to the dominant culture of our day, a culture often far removed from humanizing and Gospel values. In this jubilee atmosphere, we wish to renew and revitalize all that characterizes us as Conventual Franciscans!
Poland: New Academic Year Inaugurated at the Theological Institute of the Franciscan Study
On Wednesday, October 1, 2025, twenty-two friars were solemnly welcomed as students at the Theological Institute of the Franciscan Study in Cracow.
The new students...
Meeting in Kigali on Proposed New Conventual Franciscan Mission in Rwanda
On September 29, 2025, an important meeting was held in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, to discuss a proposal to open a new Conventual...
Franciscan Jubilee Pilgrimage: Hope for Peace
On September 29, 2025, the Franciscan Family in Rome gathered for a pilgrimage to remember and pray for peace in our wounded world.
Beginning in...
Croatia: Province of St. Jerome Celebrates Province Day
On September 30, 2025, the friars of the Province of St. Jerome in Croatia once again gathered on the feast day of their heavenly...