Tag: REFA
JPIC Pilgrimage to Assisi and Rome
On April 20-28, 2023, the 2023 Assisi Project Pilgrimage took place in Italy. The main theme of this formation event was the Franciscan Centenary...
Poland: The Season for Laudato si’
The feast of St. Francis and the “Season of Creation” prayer initiative inspired a series of meetings with rich religious and ecological themes.
The meetings...
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...
Franciscan Ecologists at the Vatican
The beginning of July 2018 was an important time for the Ecological Movement of St. Francis of Assisi (REFA) in Poland.
Representatives of the movement,...
SGF: Formation and Vocation Discernment at the Heart of a Fraternal Visit to Mexico
From July 7-14, 2026, I made a fraternal visit to the Province of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico.
Our presence in Mexico dates back...
A Franciscan Thread in the Story of the World Cup
A Personal Reflection on a Historical Connection
In friaries and homes the world over, a ball is on countless screens. We are in the final...
Meeting of the General Definitory with the Presidents of the Federations
On July 6-10, 2026, the annual meeting of the Minister General and his General Definitory with the Presidents of the Federations took place at...
Project No. 32/2026 – Replacement of the Cold Storage Units at the Soup Kitchen
Project No. 32/2026 –
Replacement of the Cold Storage Units at the Soup Kitchen
of the St. Anthony of Padua House (Zagreb, Croatia)
The Province of St....
Young Americans Make a Pilgrimage in the Footsteps of St. Francis and St. Clare
In early July 2026, Friars Nicholas ROMEO, John KOZIOL, Bryan Bernard HAJOVSKY, and Christopher DUDEK accompanied nearly forty young Americans on a pilgrimage through...