Dear Brothers and Sisters,
May the Lord give you peace!
With great happiness we await World Youth Day, which will take place July 23-28 in Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. This celebration is a gracious gift of God to young people throughout the world. They will be greeted with open arms by Christ the Redeemer and then sent out on mission by the Lord himself who says: "Go and make disciples of all nations" (Mt 28: 19)... Read more...
With great happiness we await World Youth Day, which will take place July 23-28 in Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. This celebration is a gracious gift of God to young people throughout the world. They will be greeted with open arms by Christ the Redeemer and then sent out on mission by the Lord himself who says: "Go and make disciples of all nations" (Mt 28: 19)... Read more...
Pope to Assisi Next October 4
In a letter of May 23, 2013, addressed to the Bishop of Assisi, and signed by the Assistant Secretary of State, Bishop Angelo Becciu, responding to the request of the Bishop along with the other Bishops of Umbria, informed him that the Holy Father desired to take up a pilgrimage to the city of St. Francis this coming October 4...
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New Minister General TOR
On Thursday, May 23, 2013, the 111th General Chapter of the Third Order Regular of St. Francis, elected Friar Nicholas E. Polichnowski as Minister General of the Order. Friar Nicholas had been the Minister Provincial of the Sacred Heart Province in the United States...
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New Minister General OFM
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, Friar Michael Anthony Perry was elected Minister General of the Order of Friars Minor for the completion of the sexennium...
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The first part of the Ordinary Provincial Chapter for the Province of the B.V.M. Laurentana of the Marches...
From May 7-9, 2013, the Assistant General for AFCOF, Friar Tadeusz Świątkowski, participated in the Assembly...
The first part of the Ordinary Provincial Chapter for the Roman Province of Sts. Peter and Paul and St. Bonaventure...
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May 25, 1230The remains of St. Francis of Assisi were transferred from St. George’s Church to the new Basilica of St. Francis, in Assisi.
