Via Vitae: Celebrating 800th anniversary of the rule in Rome
Via Vitae: Celebrating the Rule
Projects
Celebrate the first 2 centenaries as a Franciscan family
800 years of the rule and the crib in Greccio (PDF) Letter from Formation Secretariat (PDF)
Kanafa water project in Ethiopia
Kanafa St. Francis parish is located in the southwest part of Sodo town, which is 385 km away from Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia. Even though the OFS and YouFra are not established on a national level in Ethiopia, local OFS fraternity of Kanafa is strongly organized and dedicated to follow the Franciscan charism …
Mbohtong water project in Cameroon
Mbohtong village is a small mission station of Shisong parish in the North-West region of Cameroon where “Well4Africa” has already implemented one water project. St. Anthony’s community of Mbohtong is a part of the Sacred Heart local OFS fraternity in Shisong. It is the second permanent residence of lay consecrated women’s group recognized by the local …
Centenary celebration at Greccio on Jan. 7, 2023
Program booklet for kicking off the centenary celebration at Greccio on Jan. 7, 2023. In Italian. Program Booklet PDF
Guidelines for Celebrating 5 Franciscan Centenaries 2023-2026
Letter accompanying thematic grid Thematic grid Guidelines brochure by Conference of the Franciscan Family Image at top from a painting by Howard Schroeder, OFS.
Mutemwa water project in Zimbabwe
Mutemwa Leprosy Care Centre is situated in Mashonaland, in the eastern province of Zimbabwe. The Centre is supported by the John Bradburne Memorial Society (JBMS), founded in memory of the OFS brother from the United Kingdom. The beatification cause of John Bradburne, who lived in Mutemwa for the last 10 years of his life taking …