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Consilium Internationale Ordo Franciscanus Saecularis
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Check out the latest issue of Vox Franciscana magazine
This latest 2026 issue puts the spotlight on: • the CIOFS Presidency preparing for the 2027 General Chapter. • A Franciscan voice at the United
November: Venerable Paolo Pio Perazzo (1846-1911)
He was born in Nizza Monferrato on July 5, 1846, and died in Turin on November 22, 1911. For 47 years, he worked for the
Seeing the Doors in the Life and Death of St. Francis
A message from Minister General Tibor Kauser, OFS, celebrating the last year of the Franciscan jubilees. Minister General’s Letter on the Transitus (PDF)
SPIRITUAL ASSISTANCE AND ITS ROLE WITHIN THE OFS
SPIRITUAL ASSISTANCE AND ITS ROLE WITHIN THE OFS (PDF_
October: BLESSED ANTOINE CHEVRIER (1826-1879)
Born in Lyon (France) in 1826, Antoine Chevrier came from a family of modest means. He entered the Saint Irénée seminary and was ordained priest
A course based on “Stigmata and Easter of Families”
The Family Commission is pleased to provide a lesson plan for the booklet, “Trials and Suffering of Families: Stigmata and Easter!” Lesson Plan / Course