Tag: USA-OLC
USA: Canonical Visitation to OLC Province
In mid-April, Friar Joseph WOOD, the Assistant General for the Conventual Franciscan Federation (CFF), began a canonical visitation to the Province of Our Lady...
United States: The Posada Guadalupe Shelter and Other Efforts to Help...
For sixteen years, Friar Phillip LEY of the Province of Our Lady of Consolation in the USA (OLC) has run the Posada Guadalupe Shelter...
USA -OLC: Ordinary Provincial Chapter – Part II
On July 18-21, 2022, the Province of Our Lady of Consolation in the USA (OLC) held the second part of its Ordinary Provincial Chapter...
USA-OLC: Ordinary Provincial Chapter – Part I
On May 16-19, 2022, the Province of Our Lady of Consolation in the USA (OLC) conducted its Ordinary Provincial Chapter at Mount St. Francis,...
San Antonio, Texas, USA: San Damiano Friary Expansion Dedication
On Saturday, April 23, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. the friars of the Conventual Franciscan Province of Our Lady of Consolation in the USA celebrated...
A Few Words from Friar Carlos TROVARELLI to the Friars of...
I am very happy to be able to get to know you here, because, except for the time I visited Austin, Texas, I know...
USA-OLC: Pre-Chapter Assembly
From November 8 to 10, 2021, the friars of the Province of Our Lady of Consolation in the USA (OLC) celebrated their Pre-Chapter Assembly...
USA-OLC: Solemn Profession
On July 30, 2021 three friars of the Province of Our Lady of Consolation in the USA (OLC) made their Solemn Profession of vows...
USA: A New Way
Our retreat centers are exploring new ways to reach those who seek a deeper relationship with God.
Like our parish communities, our retreat centers have...
USA: Anniversary of the Martyrdom of Casimir Cypher, OFM Conv.
June 25, 2020, marks the 45th anniversary of the martyrdom of Friar Casimir CYPHER, OFM Conv. (December 1, 1941- June 25, 1975).
The following is...
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...