Bagnai-Moulvoudaye water project in Cameroon [See video below] Moulvoudaye is a subdivision in the Mayo-Kani division, Extreme North Region of Cameroon. Bagnai village is a remote area with a population of about 1,000 inhabitants and many nomads coming there during the dry season in search of water for themselves and animals. Its inhabitants are Tupuri, …
The final report of the 2021 General Chapter is now available as a digital book from this website. Most of the report is in Italian, with a few sections in English, Spanish and French. Report of 2021 General Chapter (PDF) FlipBook version
A letter from the general ministers of the First Order and the Third Order Regular on the 750th anniversary of the death of St. Bonaventure. Letter: Bonaventure – 750 years
Accompanying Letter Guidelines for Animation Guidelines for Children/Adolescants
What significance does the Nativity scene have in the Church? Koinõnia-04-2023
All members of the Franciscan Family, both religious and lay, are invited to the Sanctuary of La Verna, Italy, on Friday, January 5, 2024, to attend the solemn inauguration of the 800th anniversary of St. Francis of Assisi receiving the stigmata. The event is entitled: “From Wounds, New Life.” It can also be followed via …
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Like the Nativity, let Jesus come alive for us Christmas Card (EN & IT) | Christmas Letter |
Coinciding with the Franciscan centenary celebration of the anniversary of promulgation of the Later Rule in Rome on the 29th of November, all members of the Franciscan family in Nazareth came together to celebrate. The celebration included a mass in the Grotto in the Basilica of the Annunciation, presided over by Fr. Wojciech Bołoz, OFM, …
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The pope’s special message to members of the Franciscan Family was read at St. John Lateran Basilica on the anniversary of the rule approved by Pope Honorious III on 29 November 1223. Pope Francis’ Letter to the Franciscan Family (PDF)
