Tag: USA
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,...
Reorganization of Presences and Ministries in the United States
During 2022, friars from the Province of St. Anthony and Bl. James of Strepar in Poland (Cracow) now working in the United States have...
California-USA: Novitiate Workshop
From September 19-23, 2022, Friar Jude WINKLER presented a workshop on the Gospels and the Psalms to the novices of the Conventual Franciscan Federation...
Franciscan Martyrs in the Borderland
On Monday, August 9, 2022, relics of the Conventual Franciscan martyrs, Blessed Michał TOMASZEK and Zbigniew STRZAŁKOWSKI (Martyrs of Pariacoto, Peru), as well as...
Philippines: New Novices Vested
On March 18, 2025, the eve of the Solemnity of St. Joseph, four confreres of the Provincial Custody of the Immaculate Conception and Bl....
Poland: Innovative Kolbe VR Film Premieres for Kolbe Days
On Saturday, March 15, 2025, a short film about St. Maximilian Kolbe premiered at the friary in Harmęże, near Auschwitz, Poland. The film was...
Poland: The Mystery of the Lord’s Passion in Smardzewice
On Saturday, March 15, 2025, the first performance of The Mystery of the Lord’s Passion took place at the Shrine of St. Anna in...
Poland: Friar Marian GOŁĄB Awarded Military Ordinariate Medal
On Sunday, March 16, 2025, Friar Marian GOŁĄB, the former Minister Provincial of the Province of St. Anthony and Bl. James of Strepar in...
Poland: M.I. Lenten Retreats in Niepokalanów-Lasek
On March 7-9 and 14- 16, 2025, two rounds of Lenten retreats for the Militia of the Immaculata (M.I.) were celebrated at the M.I....