Tag: Vatican
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...
2025 Inter-Franciscan Missionary Course: Here We Go!
Between Mission and Artificial Intelligence
The rapid and dizzying change that is constantly taking place in the digital age has not permitted us to stop...
International Conference Marking the 800ᵗʰ Anniversary of the Arrival of the First Friars in...
On November 14, 2025, an international conference was held in Nova Gorica–Kostanjevica, Slovenia, to mark the 800th anniversary of the friary in neighboring Gorizia,...
Meeting of the CIOFS Presidency and Pastoral Visit
On November 8-15, 2025, the Presidency of the International Council of the Secular Franciscan Order (CIOFS) held its fall session at the Seraphicum International...
Exposition of the Mortal Remains of St. Francis: Over 150,000 Reservations from around the...
ASSISI, NOV 14, 2025 - The first public and extended exposition of the mortal remains of St. Francis has reached an extraordinary milestone: over...
Pax Christi International Celebrates 80 Years
As a member of the advisory council of Pax Christi’s Non-Violence Institute, I attended the final day of the Pax Christi International World Gathering,...