Tag: Rome
Rome: Living Nativity Scene Performed in Piazza Trilussa
During a chilly evening on December 21, 2024, the historic Piazza Trilussa, an urban square located in the heart of Rome’s Trastevere district, was...
Franciscan Wonder Celebrated in the Heart of Rome
On December 22, 2024, the Minister General, Friar Carlos Alberto TROVARELLI, together with a group of friars from the Friary of the Twelve Holy...
Rome: Lutheran Pastors and Conventual Franciscan Parish Exchange Experiences
On November 18, 2024, a group of thirteen Lutheran pastors from Finland visited the Santa Dorotea Parish Church in Rome’s Trastevere district to meet...
School of Silence Has Begun in Rome
On October 21, 2024, a singular and original contemplation initiative called the School of Silence began at the Conventual Franciscan San Giacomo alla Lungara...
Diocese of Rome Presents Mission Exhibition
On October 2, 2024, an exhibition to mark the opening of World Mission Month – October 2024, was inaugurated by the Most Reverend Baldo...
Rome: An Exhibition – “Laudato Sie! Nature and Knowledge. The Cultural...
On October 1, 2024, at 10:30 a.m., an exhibition entitled: “Laudato Sie! Nature and Knowledge. The Cultural Legacy of Brother Francis” was launched at...
The Church is Youthful!
The International Pilgrimage of Altar Servers has been regularly gathering in Rome since 1960. The pilgrimage is organized by the Coetus Internationales Ministrantium and...
Rome: Martyrs of Pariacoto Exhibition Opened
On July 3, 2024, an exhibition on Blessed Zbigniew STRZAŁKOWSKI and Blessed Michał TOMASZEK, Martyrs of Pariacoto, Peru, was opened at the Friary of...
Rome: Meeting of the General Definitory with the Presidents of the...
On June 24-27, 2024, the annual meeting between the General Definitory and the Presidents of the Federations was held at the Friary of the...
Rome: Feast of St. Anthony at Santa Dorotea
The annual celebration honoring St. Anthony of Padua is always solemn and well attended at the Church of Santa Dorotea. The church is located...
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...
“Brother Sun”: An App for Praying with and Learning about St. Francis
Eight hundred years after his transitus, St. Francis of Assisi continues to walk with us. Today, we can also find him on our smartphones,...
South Korea: Canticle of Brother Sun Project
On July 10, 2026, members of the Franciscan Family and young musicians came together to film a music video as part of the Canticle...
Custody of France-Belgium: A Week of Looking to the Future with Hope
From September 11 to 18, 2026, the friars of the Provincial Custody of St. Bonaventure in France-Belgium, accompanied by the Custodial Commissioner, gathered at...