Tag: vocation
Mexico: Pre-seminary Course for Young Men
On July 22-26, 2024, a “pre-seminary” vocation course was held at the San José de Cupertino Friary in León, in the state of Guanajuato,...
The Philippines: First Round of the 2024 “Search-in” Program
On June 3-8, 2024, six young men from different parts of the country gathered at the St. Maximilian Friary in Multinational Village, Parañaque City...
South Korea: 61st Vocation Sunday Event
On Sunday, April 21, 2024, friars from five different friaries, including some friars in formation at the local seminary, participated in the 61st Vocation...
Vietnam: Vocation Promotion Events
On Sunday, April 30, 2023, the Feast of the Good Shepherd, most of the dioceses in Vietnam hold a festival to promote vocations at...
Padua: New Vocation Song
As the 2020-21 formation year draws to a close, the friars at the St. Anthony, Doctor Theological Seminary in Padua, Italy, decided to release...
Brazil: Meeting of Youth and Vocation Ministry Animators
On October 28-29, 2020, an online meeting on youth and vocation ministry took place in the Conventual Franciscan Jurisdictions in Brazil.
Those attending included: Friars...
Venezuela: Second Meeting of the Custodial Vocation Ministry Team
On October 16, 2020, the Provincial Custody of Our Lady of Coromoto in Venezuela conducted a meeting on vocation ministry in the Custody.
This was...
New Look for the “Franciscan Vocation” Blog
The Italian Province of St. Anthony of Padua (Northern Italy) has redesigned its vocation website in honor of the 800th anniversary of the entrance...
France-Belgium: Novena for Vocations
May 3, 2020, is the Fourth Sunday of Easter, also called, "Good Shepherd Sunday." We are dedicating that Sunday to pray for vocations.
In honor...
France: Redesign of Vocations Website
The Provincial Custody of St. Bonaventure in France and Belgium has redesigned its vocations website (vocationfranciscaine.com), in order to present the life and charism...
A Message from the Minister General, Friar Carlos TROVARELLI, for the Feast of St....
On this feast of St. Francis, as we prepare to celebrate the 800th anniversary of his transitus into the heavenly homeland, we certainly want to look beyond and live in a way that is truly alternative to the dominant culture of our day, a culture often far removed from humanizing and Gospel values. In this jubilee atmosphere, we wish to renew and revitalize all that characterizes us as Conventual Franciscans!
Poland: New Academic Year Inaugurated at the Theological Institute of the Franciscan Study
On Wednesday, October 1, 2025, twenty-two friars were solemnly welcomed as students at the Theological Institute of the Franciscan Study in Cracow.
The new students...
Meeting in Kigali on Proposed New Conventual Franciscan Mission in Rwanda
On September 29, 2025, an important meeting was held in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, to discuss a proposal to open a new Conventual...
Franciscan Jubilee Pilgrimage: Hope for Peace
On September 29, 2025, the Franciscan Family in Rome gathered for a pilgrimage to remember and pray for peace in our wounded world.
Beginning in...
Croatia: Province of St. Jerome Celebrates Province Day
On September 30, 2025, the friars of the Province of St. Jerome in Croatia once again gathered on the feast day of their heavenly...