8th Centenary Events

La Verna

800th anniversary celebration of the Stigmata begins Jan. 5 at La Verna

All members of the Franciscan Family, both religious and lay, are invited to the Sanctuary...
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Franciscan Family of Nazareth: Celebrating 800 years of the Rule

Coinciding with the Franciscan centenary celebration of the anniversary of promulgation of the Later Rule...
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Pope Francis tells the Franciscan Family: Go out into the world

The pope’s special message to members of the Franciscan Family was read at St. John...
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Invitation to celebrate the “Later Rule” on Nov. 29

Invitation to the Lateran celebration of the Rule...
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Celebrate the first 2 centenaries as a Franciscan family

800 years of the rule and the crib in Greccio (PDF) Letter from Formation Secretariat...

Centenary celebration at Greccio on Jan. 7, 2023

Program booklet for kicking off the centenary celebration at Greccio on Jan. 7, 2023. In...