Tag: Vows
Mexico: Renewal of Vows
On Saturday, June 12, 2021, nine friar-theology students of the Province of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico renewed their simple vows. The event...
Venezuela: Renewal of Vows and Ad Tempus Reopening of Novitiate
Renewal of Vows
On January 29, 2021, Friars José Fernando PAREDES RIVERA; Miguel Ángel SALCEDO SALCEDO; Gabriel José GARCÍA GONZÁLEZ; José Darío ROJAS ARAQUE; and...
Brazil: Renewal of Vows
On November 29, 2020, the Feast of All Saints of the Seraphic Order, the Provincial Custody of the Immaculate Conception of the B.V.M. in...
Foligno: Solemn Profession
On Saturday, September 14, 2019 Friar Pietro Mariano CARTA professed his solemn vows in the presence of Friar Franco BUONAMANO, the Minister Provincial of...
Zambia: Province Events
The Province of the Franciscan Protomartyrs in Zambia celebrated some special religious events in August of 2019.
On Sunday, August 4, four novices (above) professed...
Ghana: First Profession
On Saturday, July 27, 2019, four novices from Ghana and one from Burkina Faso made their first profession of vows in Saltpond, Ghana.
The celebration...
Indonesia: Simple Profession and Renewal of Vows
On Sunday evening, July 14, 2019, a beautiful celebration took place in the “post-novitiate” chapel of the St. Bonaventure friary in Pematangsiantar, North Sumatra.
Thirty...
South Korea: Temporary Profession
On Tuesday, February 12, 2019, two novices of the Province of St. Maximilian M. Kolbe in South Korea made their temporary profession of vows.
Having...
Brazil: Retreat and Renewal of Vows
On December 10-14, 2018, the friars of the Provincial Custody of the Immaculate Conception of the B.V.M. in Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) held their...
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...