Tag: South Korea
South Korea: New Seminary Blessed
After a long period of preparation and construction, in keeping with the decision made by the Extraordinary Provincial Chapter of May, 2022, the Province...
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...
South Korea: Annual Provincial Retreat
The Province of St. Maximilian M. Kolbe in South Korea recently conducted its annual retreat in two rounds: April 15-20 and April 22-27, 2024.
The...
South Korea: 61st Vocation Sunday Event
On Sunday, April 21, 2024, friars from five different friaries, including some friars in formation at the local seminary, participated in the 61st Vocation...
South Korea: Ministry of Acolyte Conferred
On Wednesday, April 3, 2024, at 5:30 p.m., the Ministry of Acolyte was conferred upon Friar Maria Francesco Hwan-seok SEONG, a temporarily professed friar...
South Korea: Provincial Assembly
On January 29-30, 2024, the Province of St. Maximilian M. Kolbe in South Korea conducted a Provincial assembly. The event took place at the...
South Korea: OFS National Elective Chapter
The National Fraternity of the Secular Franciscan Order (OFS) of South Korea is one of the largest fraternities within that Order.
It has 13,642 members...
Friar Vittorio DI NARDO: Sixty Years of Missionary Service in Korea
January 6, 2024, marked the 60th anniversary of the arrival of Friar Vittorio DI NARDO in Korea. On Thursday, January 11, 2024, the friars...
South Korea: O Antiphons Used to Commemorate the 800th Anniversary of...
On December 17-23, 2023, the friars of the Province of St. Maximilian M. Kolbe in South Korea, together with the faithful, used the seven...
South Korea: Renewal of Vows
On November 29, 2023, the feast of All Saints of the Seraphic Order, all of the solemnly professed members of the Province of St....
Anglican Admiration for St. Francis
For over thirty years I have been involved in ecumenical dialogue, and I must admit that throughout this time I have met many people...
Madrid: Priestly Assembly with Cardinal BUSTILLO
On February 9-10, 2026, the first large assembly of diocesan and religious priests, called a “Convivium,” was held in Madrid, Spain. His Eminence Cardinal...
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...
South Korea: Priestly Ordination
On February 2, 2026, the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, Friar Maria Francesco Hwan-seok SEONG of the Province of St. Maximilian M....
Priestly Ordination and First Holy Mass Celebrated in Odisha
On January 28, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., the Conventual Franciscan Province of St. Maximilian M. Kolbe in India joyfully celebrated the priestly ordination of...