Tag: UCOB
38th UCOB Winter Franciscan Studies Course
On July 13-24, 2026, the 38th Winter Franciscan Studies Course took place at the St. Francis of Assisi Formation House in Brasília, Federal District,...
Brazil: Vesting Ceremony and Opening of the UCOB Novitiate
On February 17, 2026, at 5:00 p.m., ten young men were vested in the habit of the Order during a ceremony that marked the...
Brazil: 37th Annual UCOB Winter Course in Franciscanism
On July 7 -18, 2025, the 37th Annual UCOB Winter Course in Franciscanism took place at the São Francisco de Assis Post-Novitiate Formation House...
Brazil: Quinquennium Meeting
On May 19-23, 2025, the Union of Conventual Franciscans of Brazil (UCOB) conducted a continuing formation meeting for friars who have been solemnly professed...
Brazil: Meeting of UCOB Vocation Animators
On September 2-6, 2024, the Union of Conventual Franciscans of Brazil (UCOB) conducted a meeting for vocation animators. The event took place at the...
Brazil: UCOB Leadership Makes Fraternal Visit to Common Novitiate
On August 13-16, 2024, the President and the Secretary of the Union of Conventual Franciscans of Brazil (UCOB) visited the Santo António Common Novitiate...
4ᵗʰ Annual Franciscan Symposium: Celebrations for the 800ᵗʰ Anniversary of the...
On July 8-10, 2024, the Union of Conventual Franciscans of Brazil (UCOB) conducted its 4th Annual Franciscan Symposium. This year’s event was entitled: “800...
Brazil: Meeting of UCOB Major Superiors
On May 22-24, 2024, the Ministers Provincial and Custodes of the Conventual Franciscan Jurisdictions in Brazil met at the Senhor do Bonfim Friary in...
Brazil: Meeting of UCOB Pastors
On August 21-25, 2023, a formational and fraternal meeting of the pastors in the Jurisdictions of the Union of Conventual Franciscans of Brazil (UCOB)...
Brazil: 3rd Franciscan Symposium
On July 10-12, 2023, the third Franciscan Symposium took place at the São Bonaventura Institute (ISB) in Brasilia, Brazil. The event was focused on...
Spirit of Assisi in Peru: Dialogue and Terrorism
On August 5, 2026, I arrived in Lima, Peru, where I was warmly welcomed by my confreres serving at Nuestra Señora de la Piedad...
USA: Our Lady of the Angels, Franciscan Heritage and the Legacy of Charles
On August 2, 2026, the friars of the Conventual Franciscan Province of Our Lady of the Angels in the USA welcomed four hundred pilgrims...
Kolbe Center Amphitheater Promotes Local Community and Kolbean Charism
On August 1, 2026, the Kolbe Center at Villa Belvedere in Carini, Sicily, Italy, opened its summer season with a full schedule of events...
France-Belgium: A Week of Fraternity and Encounter in Lourdes
On July 24–31, 2026, the Provincial Custody of St. Bonaventure in France-Belgium organized a week of encounter and fraternity in Lourdes. The event brought...
Spirit of Assisi in Ecuador and Ecumenical Formation
On July 25, 2026, I arrived in Quito, Ecuador. This was the first stop on my visit to South America, during which I wanted...