Tag: USA-OLA
Called and Consecrated: The Priestly Ordination of Friar Franck Lino
On Saturday, July 19, 2025, the Province of Our Lady of the Angels in the USA welcomed a new friar priest: Friar Franck Lino...
USA: Friar Patrick ALLEN Makes Simple Profession
On July 9, 2025, Friar Patrick ALLEN made his temporary profession of vows at the St. Francis of Assisi Novitiate in Arroyo Grande, California,...
Remembering Friar Ignatius MATERNOWSKI, OFM Conv., a Casualty of D-Day
June 5, 2025, marked the 81st anniversary of the allied invasion of Normandy, an event that signaled the beginning of the end of World...
USA-OLA: Reflecting Together on the Future and Mission of the Province
On May 15-16, 2025, the Ministry and Mission Commission of the Province of Our Lady of the Angels in the USA (OLA) held a...
USA: Friar Edgar VARELA Ordained a Deacon
One day after his solemn profession, Friar Edgar VARELA, a member of the Province of Our Lady of the Angels in the USA, took...
Two Friars from the Province of Our Lady of the Angels...
On May 2, 2025, Friars Edgar VARELA and Sebastian DE BACKER, both members of the Province of Our Lady of the Angels in the...
Province of Our Lady of the Angels Honors Religious Brothers
The Feast of St. Joseph the Worker is a day to honor the father of Jesus as well as the religious brothers who...
USA-OLA: Friars Craft Crozier for Bishop Friar Michael T. MARTIN
As a member of the Conventual Franciscan Friars of the Province of Our Lady of the Angels in the USA (OLA), Bishop Friar Michael...
USA: Our Lady of the Angels Province Celebrates Jubilarians
On November 14, 2024, during Mass at the Shrine of St. Anthony in Ellicott City, Maryland, USA, twenty-four friars of the Province of Our...
Friar Cristofer FERNÁNDEZ presents at Laudato Si’ Symposium
On October 10-11, 2024, Friar Paul LININGER, Director of the Commission for Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation (JPIC) of the Province of Our...
“GO! Franciscan Youth Meeting”: Young People from Europe Meet in Assisi
In 2026, the Franciscan Centenary year, the city of Assisi is preparing to welcome thousands of young people from all over Europe for the...
Two New Franciscan Pilgrimages for 2026
As we begin the 800th anniversary of the Easter (Transitus) of St. Francis, the Order’s JPIC Office and FranciscanVoice.org invites you to journey into...
Poland: Institution of New Lectors and Acolytes
On Sunday, February 15, 2026, the Ministries of Lector and Acolyte were conferred upon a number of student friars in Poland. Friars Marek SŁYŚ...
Kolbe Exhibit in Carini During Gathering of M.I. of Sicily
On February 14, 2026, an exhibition recounting the life, activities, and heroic sacrifice of the martyr from Poland was inaugurated and blessed at the...
Portugal: Delegation Retreat: “The World as Our Cloister”
On February 8-12, 2026, the eleven friars of the Provincial Delegation in Portugal gathered in Fátima, Portugal, for their annual retreat. Friars from the...