Tag: Postulants
Spain: New Postulants in the Province
On Sunday, February 8, 2026, two young men—Gabriel RODRÍGUEZ and Alejandro OLIVAR—entered the postulancy program at the Nuestra Señora del Rosario Friary and Formation...
Mexico: OFS International Assistant Meets with Postulants
On September 23, 2025, Friar Ștefan ACATRINEI, the International Spiritual Assistant to the Secular Franciscan Order (OFS) met with twelve postulants belonging to the...
Indonesia: New Postulants Welcomed
On the afternoon of Sunday, August 3, 2025, a ceremony took place for young men wishing to begin their journey as followers of St....
Vietnam: The Canticle of the Creatures – A Supportive Tool on...
On June 12-19, 2025, the General Spiritual Assistant for the Secular Franciscan Order (OFS), Friar Stefan ACATRINEI, OFM Conv., visited Vietnam. The postulants and...
Croatia: Six New Postulants
On Saturday, September 7, 2024, six candidates entered the postulancy program of the Province of St. Jerome in Croatia. The ceremony took place at...
Spiritual Retreat for Postulants
On February 18-24, 2024, postulants from Italy, Spain and Croatia met in Rome to immerse themselves in a significant spiritual experience by participating in...
Understanding Franciscanism through Photography
From November 24 to December 3, 2023, Friar Michael LASKY visited the postulants of the Conventual Franciscan Federation (CFF) at the St. Bonaventure Friary...
Poland: Fourteen New Postulants
On Sunday, October 22, 2023, fourteen young men began their first year of formation at the Conventual Franciscan postulancy house in Gniezno, Poland. Six...
The Philippines: New Postulants
On June 24, 2023, the Solemnity of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, six men were welcomed into the postulancy program of the...
Vietnam: Fraternity Day with the Postulants
On April 10, 2023, Monday of the Octave of Easter, the Custody of St. Francis Anthony Fasani in Vietnam organized a picnic day at...
Carini: Meeting of the Secretaries and General Delegates for Mission Animation of the Franciscan...
On October 6–7, 2026, the General Secretaries and Delegates for Mission Animation of the four Franciscan Orders—the Order of Friars Minor, the Order of...
Palermo: Mission and Evangelization in the Footsteps of St. Francis
From October 2 to 4, 2026, the second annual Festival delle Genti, titled Come fuoco ardente (Like a Blazing Fire), took place in Palermo’s...
800th Anniversary of the Transitus: St. Francis Takes to the Streets of Poznań
On Saturday, October 3, 2026, the Conventual Franciscans and the Friars Minor left their churches and led a procession through the streets of Poznań,...
South Korea: Academic Symposium for the 800th Anniversary of the Transitus of St. Francis
On October 2 and 5, 2026, the friars of the Province of St. Maximilian M. Kolbe in South Korea organized an academic symposium to...
Czech Republic: Celebrations for the 800th Anniversary of the Transitus of St. Francis
From October 2 to 4, 2026, the Conventual Franciscan friars of the Czech Republic, together with the entire Franciscan Family, commemorated the 800th anniversary...