{"id":107149,"date":"2026-11-13T13:49:43","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T12:49:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ofmconv.net\/borgonuovo-aperta-linchiesta-diocesana-per-la-beatificazione-di-padre-luigi-maria-faccenda\/"},"modified":"2026-11-13T13:51:14","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T12:51:14","slug":"borgonuovo-aperta-linchiesta-diocesana-per-la-beatificazione-di-padre-luigi-maria-faccenda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ofmconv.net\/en\/borgonuovo-aperta-linchiesta-diocesana-per-la-beatificazione-di-padre-luigi-maria-faccenda\/","title":{"rendered":"Borgonuovo: Diocesan Inquiry Opens into the Cause for the Beatification of Friar Luigi Maria FACCENDA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>On Saturday, November 7, 2026, the opening session of the diocesan inquiry into the life, virtues, and reputation of holiness of the Servant of God Friar Luigi Maria FACCENDA, a Conventual Franciscan priest and founder of the Father Kolbe Missionaries of the Immaculate, took place at the Cenacolo Mariano Retreat Center in Borgonuovo, Sasso Marconi (Bologna, Italy).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>His Eminence Cardinal Matteo Maria ZUPPI, Archbishop of Bologna, presided over the Mass. Numerous faithful, members of the Father Kolbe Missionaries of the Immaculate, and representatives of the Order of Friars Minor Conventual attended. Among them were Friar Raimundo Valdo NOGUEIRA, General Postulator; Friar Roberto BRANDINELLI, Minister Provincial of the Italian Province of St. Anthony of Padua (Northern Italy); Friar Colin Charles SAMMUT, Assistant General for the Federazione Intermediterranea Ministri Provinciali (FIMP); and Friar Ivo LAURENTINI.<br \/>\nBefore the official session began, the representatives of the Order visited the multimedia exhibit dedicated to Friar Luigi Maria FACCENDA, which is set up in the rooms where the founder once lived and carried out his apostolic ministry. The visit offered an opportunity to retrace his personal and spiritual journey, a journey marked by deep devotion to the Immaculata and a passionate commitment to evangelization.<br \/>\nIn his address, Cardinal ZUPPI recalled the Gospel image of lamps kept burning while awaiting the bridegroom. He stressed that it is love that keeps the light of faith alive. He then recalled the witness of St. Maximilian KOLBE, whose sacrifice at Auschwitz became a source of hope even in the darkness of the concentration camp.<br \/>\nFriar Luigi Maria\u2019s missionary zeal was fueled by his encounter with KOLBE\u2019s ideal. In 1954, this zeal led Friar Luigi to found the Father Kolbe Missionaries of the Immaculate, who today serve in several countries.<br \/>\nThe opening of the inquiry marks the beginning of an ecclesial process of investigation and discernment, involving the careful and impartial collection of testimony and documents.<br \/>\nThe event also provided an opportunity to give thanks for Friar Luigi Maria\u2019s witness and for the fruitfulness of a charism that continues to spread the light of the Gospel through service and missionary work.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Friar Raimundo Valdo NOGUEIRA, General Postulator<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday, November 7, 2026, the opening session of the diocesan inquiry into the life, virtues, and reputation of holiness of the Servant of God Friar Luigi Maria FACCENDA, a Conventual Franciscan priest and founder of the Father Kolbe Missionaries of the Immaculate, took place at the Cenacolo Mariano Retreat Center in Borgonuovo, Sasso Marconi [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":107145,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[135,148,151],"tags":[5386],"class_list":["post-107149","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-general-offices","category-news","category-postulator","tag-luigi-maria-faccenda-ofmconv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ofmconv.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107149","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ofmconv.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ofmconv.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ofmconv.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ofmconv.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=107149"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.ofmconv.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107149\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":107153,"href":"https:\/\/www.ofmconv.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107149\/revisions\/107153"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ofmconv.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/107145"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ofmconv.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107149"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ofmconv.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=107149"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ofmconv.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=107149"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}