Tag: USA
U.S. Conventual Franciscan Provinces Vest Five Novices
We give thanks to Almighty God for vesting five new novices for our Order in the United States. On Saturday, July 12, 2025, friars...
U.S. Friars Gather for Rite of Beginning Fraternity
On the evening of Saturday, July 5, 2025, friars from around the United States gathered at the St. Bonaventure Friary in Chicago, Illinois, USA,...
USA: Meeting of Ministers Provincial and Their Definitories to Study Possible...
During the week of May 5-9 , 2025, the Ministers Provincial of the Conventual Franciscan Federation (CFF) and their Definitories met together to discuss...
USA: Novena for the Protection of the Mother of Mercy
From November 9-17, 2024, the Conventual Franciscan parish of St. Michael the Archangel in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA, celebrated the Novena for the Protection of...
Grieving Swannanoa Residents Greet Bishop, Share Stories of Devastation from Hurricane...
Tears, hugs and stories of grim devastation greeted our confrere, the Most Reverend Michael MARTIN, OFM Conv., Bishop of Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, on...
Fraternal Visits and Canonical Visitations throughout the CFF
The month of July was filled with canonical visitations and special events across North America.
On July 5, 2024, six men were welcomed into the...
The Conventual Franciscans in New York, USA
New York City is one of the most culturally diverse cities in the world, with dozens of ethnic neighborhoods, different cultures, cuisines, and languages....
USA: Canonical Visitations and Activities of the CFF Assistant General
During May and June of 2024, the Assistant General for the Conventual Franciscan Federation (CFF), Friar Joseph WOOD, continued making canonical visitations across the...
Work of the Franciscan Action Network in the USA
Inspired by the Gospel of Jesus, and the example of Saints Francis and Clare, the Franciscan Action Network (FAN) is a collective Franciscan voice...
CFF Formators Workshop
From February 13-17, four Conventual Franciscan formators from the Conventual Franciscan Federation (CFF), namely, Friars Michael ZIELKE, Jacob CARAZO, Paul SCHNEIDER and Andrzej BRZEZIŃSKI,...
Official Visit of Pope Leo XIV to the Quirinale: Dialogue on Peace, Human Dignity,...
On Tuesday, October 14, 2025, at 11:00 a.m., Pope Leo XIV paid an official visit to the President of the Italian Republic, His Excellency...
Poland: 100,000ᵗʰ Set of Rosary Beads Containing Relics of the Pariacoto Martyrs Displayed at...
On Monday, October 13, 2025, at 9:00 p.m., the Conventual Franciscan friars displayed their one hundred thousandth set of rosary beads containing relics of...
Cyprus: Pastoral Visit and OFS National Elective Chapter
Despite the country’s difficult history, Cyprus has almost exclusively been ministered to by Franciscans. Pastoral care of the Roman Catholic faithful in Cyprus has...
Poland: Te Deum laudamus for the 250ᵗʰ Anniversary of the Parish Church in Horyniec
Domenica 12 ottobre 2025, a Horyniec-Zdrój, nella regione di Roztocze in Polonia orientale, è stato cantato solennemente l’inno paleocristiano Te Deum laudamus per la...
Germany: Young Franciscans Gather in Walldürn for a Meeting on Hope
On October 10-12, 2025, the Conventual Franciscan Friary of St. George in Walldürn, Germany, conducted its 37th annual Meeting for Young Franciscans. This meeting...