Tag: South Korea
South Korea: Solemn Profession
On Tuesday, February 11, 2025, at 2:00 p.m., Friar Maria Francesco Hwan-seok SEONG of the Province of St. Maximilian M. Kolbe in South Korea,...
South Korea: Ordinary Provincial Chapter – Part II
On November 25-30, 2024, the Province of St. Maximilian M. Kolbe in South Korea celebrated the second part of its Ordinary Provincial Chapter.
Before officially...
South Korea: Ordinary Provincial Chapter – Part I
On October 14-16, 2024, the first part of the Ordinary Provincial Chapter of the Province of St. Maximilian M. Kolbe in South Korea was...
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...
Rome: New Seraphicum Student Residence Inaugurated
On September 14, 2026, the new Seraphicum Student Residence was inaugurated at 3 Via del Serafico in Rome. The residence is the result of...
Ghana: Franciscan Family Celebrates the 800th Anniversary of the Transitus of St. Francis
On Saturday, October 3, 2026, the Franciscan Family in Ghana gathered at St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Elmina, Ghana, to commemorate the 800th...
“A Marvel. Something Truly Beautiful.”
“A marvel. Something truly beautiful.” These were some of the comments describing the premiere performance of Francis: The Eyes of His Heart Enlightened. This...
Croatia: Friar Antonio KNEZOVIĆ Makes His Solemn Profession in Zagreb
On October 4, 2026, the Solemnity of St. Francis of Assisi and the year marking the 800th anniversary of his death, Friar Antonio KNEZOVIĆ...
Cave: Student Friars Make Spiritual Retreat Centered on the Testament of St. Francis
On September 24–29, 2026, twenty-four young friars from the Seraphicum International College in Rome took part in a weeklong spiritual retreat at the Nostra...