18 Oct Pope Francis marks 800 years of Franciscans in Holy Land
Pope Francis has sent a letter to the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land marking...
13 Oct The General Definitorium of the Four Franciscan Families on Retreat in La Verna
From October 4-8, 2017, at the Franciscan Shrine of La Verna, the General Ministers of...
13 Oct Fourth Continental Meeting of JPIC – Asia / Oceania
From October 9 to 14, the animators of Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation (JPIC)...
13 Oct Canonisation of the Holy Martyrs of Natal, Brazil and Tlaxcala, Mexico
The OFM General Postulator was given the task of preparing two special Positiones during 2015...
11 Oct The Servants of God Tullio Maruzzo, OFM and Luis Obdulio Arroyo Navarro
Pope Francis authorized the Dicasterate to promulgate a Decree on the martyrdom of the servants...
11 Oct Online Seminar on Franciscanism in Spanish language
The Theological Institute of Murcia is offering an online Seminar in Spanish beginning this year...
11 Oct Communique from the General Definitory – Tempo Forte of September 2017
The September 2017 Tempo Forte was held from September 11th to 22nd; during the first...
09 Oct Letter from the Second National Meeting of the Franciscan Lay Brothers
We, seventy brothers of four Franciscan branches (OFM, OFM Cap, OFM Conv and TOR), met...
07 Oct Ongoing formation on “Interculturality” at the General Curia
The friars of the General Curia gathered from September 25 to 28, 2017 for a...
06 Oct Chapter of Union Dates for the OFM Presences in Canada Announced
A three-day meeting, September 26-27, 2017, at Mount St. Francis Retreat Centre in Cochrane, Alberta,...