World Youth Day – Letter …To prepare, coordinate and animate this program, the Conference of the Franciscan Family has established two commissions, an International Commission of the Franciscan Family, composed of General Spiritual Assistants of the SFO and Youfra, and of members of the CIOFS Presidency’s Youfra Commission, and a second commission formed by the Franciscan Family in Spain… (more)… also in French

The Minister General participates in the Chapter of the Custody of the Holy Land From 13 to 20 July, Br. José Rodríguez Carballo, Minister General OFM, has been in the Holy Land primarily to participate in the closing of the Chapter of the Custody of the Holy Land. Read the rest of this entry »

Communiqué of the July Tempo Forte of the General Definitory The General Definitory held its July Tempo Forte from Friday 2^nd to Tuesday 13^th. During this session the Definitory spent two days on retreat in the Monastery of the Poor Clares at Camerino (Le Marche). Read the rest of this entry »

Appointment of Auxiliary Bishop of Banja Luka (Bosnia & Herzegovina) The Pope has named Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Banja Luka (Bosnia & Herzegovina) Br. Marko Semren OFM, now Guardian of the Franciscan friary of Livno Gorica and Professor at the Franciscan Theological Institute of Sarajevo, assigning him the titular bishopric seat of Abaradira. Read the rest of this entry »

Spiritual Retreat of the General Definitory The weekend of July 3 and 4 of this year, the General Definitory made a spiritual retreat at the Poor Clare’s Monastery of St. Clare of Camerino, Italy. It was founded by Blessed Camilla Battista da Varano, a Poor Clare herself who will be canonized by Pope Benedict XVI Oct. 17, 2010. Read the rest of this entry »

North Slavic Conference (27.06-11.07.2010) Under the guidance of the Secretary for Formation and Studies of the North Slavic Conference, Br. Witoslaw Sztyk, OFM, the Franciscan youth gathered together for the annual course of preparation for solemn profession at the Shrine of Mount St. Anna in Poland. Read the rest of this entry »

John Duns Scotus (Pope Benedict XVI: General Audience 07.07.2010) Dear brothers and sisters, This morning – after a few catecheses on several great theologians – I wish to present to you another important figure in the history of theology: John Duns Scotus, who lived at the end of the 13th century. Read the rest of this entry »

50th anniversary of Priestly ordination of H.E. Franc Card. Rodé Homily of the Minister General Br. José Rodríguez Carballo, OFM, at the Basilica of St. Peter on July 3, 2010, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Priestly ordination of H.E. Franc Card. Rodé, the Prefect of the Congregation of the Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life. (homily in italian) Read the rest of this entry »

The new Province of Germany Today, 1 July 2010, the four provinces of Germany (Bavariae S. Antonii Patavini, Coloniae SS. Trium Regum, Coloniae SS. Trium Regum, Thuringiae S. Elisabeth) joined in a single province (Provincia Franc. Germanica S. Elisabethae – codex 116) based in Munich Read the rest of this entry »