Tag: Vatican
Documentary: The Martin Benedict Case: Forbidden to Believe
On June 25, 2026, at 4:00 p.m., the Vatican Film Library hosted a preview of a documentary entitled: The Martin Benedict Case: Forbidden to...
Papal Audience for JPIC
On January 30, 2025, Pope Francis received a small delegation representing the Laudato Si’ Movement, the Union of Superiors General, the International Union of...
“This point is not negotiable”
As the meeting on safeguarding and protection of minors begins we, the Major Superiors of Religious Orders and Congregations around the world, unite in...
Vatican: Appointment of AVEPRO Members
On January 15, 2019, the members of the Scientific Council of the Holy See Agency for the Evaluation and Promotion of Quality of Universities...
Holy See: A Franciscan’s 56 Years of Service
On August 31, 2018, the apostolic service of our confrere, Friar Angelo D'ONOFRI ended. Having served fifty-six years in the Roman Curia, he is...
Franciscan Ecologists at the Vatican
The beginning of July 2018 was an important time for the Ecological Movement of St. Francis of Assisi (REFA) in Poland.
Representatives of the movement,...
Vatican: New Conventual Judge
On Thursday 22 March 2018, Pope Francis appointed three new judges of the Ecclesiastical Court of the Vicariate of Vatican City. One of them...
Vatican: “24 Hours for the Lord”
On Friday, March 9, 2018, a penitential liturgy took place, along with the Sacrament of Reconciliation, at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. The...
Vatican: Feast of the College of Penitentiaries
February 22 is the liturgical feast of the Chair of Peter, Apostle. Each year on that date, the Apostolic College of Minor Penitentiaries in...
Project No. 35/2026 – Humanitarian Emergency Following the Earthquake in Venezuela
Project No. 35/2026 –
Humanitarian Emergency Following the Earthquake
in Venezuela
The Provincial Custody of Our Lady of Coromoto in Venezuela, of the Order of Friars Minor...
Brazil: Young People Explore Their Vocation, Inspired by the Testament of St. Francis
On June 28, 2026, a vocation promotion event entitled “Franciscan Tent” took place at the St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish Church in Mogi das Cruzes,...
Project No. 34/2026 – Enlarging the Dining Hall of the Rivotorto Friary
Project No. 34/2026 –
Enlarging the Dining Hall of the Rivotorto Friary -
Formation House (Lusaka, Zambia)
The Province of the Franciscan Protomartyrs in Zambia of the...
SGF: Formation and Vocation Discernment at the Heart of a Fraternal Visit to Mexico
From July 7-14, 2026, I made a fraternal visit to the Province of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico.
Our presence in Mexico dates back...
A Franciscan Thread in the Story of the World Cup
A Personal Reflection on a Historical Connection
In friaries and homes the world over, a ball is on countless screens. We are in the final...