Tag: USA
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...
Inauguration of the 2022-23 Novitiate Year of the CFF
On July 13, 2022, a new year began for the community at the St. Francis of Assisi Novitiate in Arroyo Grande, California, USA. This...
Ceremony to Welcome the New Postulancy Class of the CFF
On July 8, 2022, three men were officially welcomed into the postulancy program of the Conventual Franciscan Federation (CFF).
The Rite of Beginning Fraternity was...
Syracuse-USA: The Grotto Program
On May 1, 2022, the Minister General, Friar Carlos TROVARELLI, visited Assumption Church in Syracuse, New York, USA. The friars have been serving there...
United States: Fraternal Visit
From November 29 to December 10, 2021, the Minister General, Friar Carlos TROVARELLI visited the four Provinces of the United States (in preparation for...
USA: Hope amidst the Thorns
In response to recent events in the United States, following the death of George FLOYD, the four Ministers Provincial of the U.S. Provinces issued...
USA: Appointment of Metropolitan Archbishop of Atlanta
On March 5, 2020, the Holy Father Francis appointed the Most Reverend Gregory HARTMAYER, OFM Conv., previously Bishop of Savannah, Georgia, USA, as the...
Chicago: Workshop with the Postulants of the CFF
On January 27-31, 2020, Friar Jude Winkler conducted a workshop on the Letters of St. Paul for the postulants of the Conventual Franciscan Federation...
Arroyo Grande: Workshop and Day of Prayer for the CFF Novices
On October 26, 2019, the novice friars of the three Franciscan Families met at the St. Francis Friary in Arroyo Grande, California, USA, for...
100th Birthday of Friar Łucjan KRÓLIKOWSKI
“I am writing you to congratulate you on your 100th birthday.
You are now the dean of the Order, and your long years of...
Germany: 100th Anniversary of the Friary in Neustadt an der Waldnaab
On May 16-18, 2025, the Conventual Franciscans celebrated the 100th anniversary of the friary in Neustadt an der Waldnaab, in northern Bavaria, Germany. They...
Costa Rica: 2nd M.I. Elective Assembly
On May 18, 2025, the Fifth Sunday of Easter, the second Elective Assembly of the Militia of the Immaculata (M.I.) of Costa Rica was...
El Salvador: OFS National Elective Chapter
The national fraternity of the Secular Franciscan Order (OFS) of El Salvador has 250 members distributed among five regional fraternities. On Friday, May 16,...
Philippines: Canonical Visitation
The Minister General, Friar Carlos TROVARELLI, delegated the Assistant General for the Federation of Asian Minor Conventuals (FAMC) Friar Giuseppe Myoungjin PARK, to conduct...
SGAM and SGF: Visit to the St. Felix of Cantalice Friary in Neustadt, Germany
On May 8-12, 2025, Friar Dariusz MAZUREK, the Secretary General for the General Secretariat for Mission Animation (SGAM) and Friar Piotr STANISŁAWCZYK, the Secretary...