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European Vocations Service (EVS) Esztergom, Hungary, 1-4.07.2010 The annual meeting of European Vocation Service (EVS) organized by the Commission of the Council of the European Episcopal Conference (CCEE) for the care of priestly vocations and consecrated life in the Church unfolded under the title, “Come and See. The Priest: Witness and Servant of Vocations”. Among the 53 [...]

North Slavic Conference (27.06-11.07.2010) Under the guidance of the Secretary for Formation and Studies of the North Slavic Conference, Br. Witoslaw Sztyk, OFM, the Franciscan youth gathered together for the annual course of preparation for solemn profession at the Shrine of Mount St. Anna in Poland. The first part of the meeting lasted a couple of [...]

Information from Haiti Dear brothers, Time always passes very fast, and Haiti is no longer news. The TV and newspapers do not say anything. Many of you are wondering what is happening here and how this nation is back trying to get back on its feet. Five months have already passed. No one notes anymore that this country [...]

John Duns Scotus (Pope Benedict XVI: General Audience 07.07.2010) Dear brothers and sisters, This morning – after a few catecheses on several great theologians – I wish to present to you another important figure in the history of theology: John Duns Scotus, who lived at the end of the 13th century. An ancient inscription on his tomb [...]

Contact – Contatto – Contacto (07.2010) – English – Italiano – Español – Français

50th anniversary of Priestly ordination of H.E. Franc Card. Rodé Homily of the Minister General Br. José Rodríguez Carballo, OFM, at the Basilica of St. Peter on July 3, 2010, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Priestly ordination of H.E. Franc Card. Rodé, the Prefect of the Congregation of the Institutes of Consecrated Life [...]

Koinonia 2010 – 2 N. 66 : English – Italiano – Español – Francaise

pdf No 167 (07. 2010) – English – Italiano – Français – Deutsch – Português – Español – Hrvatska – Po polsku doc No 167 (07. 2010) – English – Italiano – Français – Deutsch – Português – Español – Hrvatska – Po polsku

The new Province of Germany Today, 1 July 2010, the four provinces of Germany (Bavariae S. Antonii Patavini, Coloniae SS. Trium Regum, Coloniae SS. Trium Regum, Thuringiae S. Elisabeth) joined in a single province (Provincia Franc. Germanica S. Elisabethae – codex 116) based in Munich: Franziskanerkloster St. Anne, St. Annastrasse, 19, 80538 München, Germany. The new [...]

The Rule, General Constitutions, General Statutes OFM – in print You can download from here the new version which came into effect on March 19th 2010. (CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD) May Mary, the mother of mercy and advocate of the poor, who obtained for her servant, our Father Francis, the privilege to “conceive and give birth to the [...]

Delivery of the Pallium to two new OFM Archbishops Pope Benedict XVI, on the feast of Saints Peter and Paul, gave the Archbishop’s Pallium to Br. Luis Cabrera ofm, archbishop of Cuenca, Ecuador, member of the Province of St. Francis of Quito (Ecuador) and to Br. Jesús Sanz Montes ofmArchbishop of Oviedo, Spain, member of the [...]

Our website: recommended Site of the month for www.siticattolici.it Since the introductory splash page, the new site the Order of Friars Minor tries to implement a great work of reconciliation between • Tradition and Innovation: Franciscan symbols and Latin phrases are inserted in a context of modern web graphics with shadows, transparencies, relieves and buttons to press; • [...]

Centenary foundation of the Immaculate Conception Province – USA On June 23, 2010, in the Church of St. Anthony of Padova in New York, there was a solemn celebration commemorating the first centenary from the foundation of the Immaculate Conception Province (USA). The celebration was presided by Minister General Br. José Rodríguez Carballo ofm, [...]

Golden Jubilee of priestly ordination of Cardinal Carlos Amigo Vallejo On June 27, 2010 the inter-provicnial fraternity “Cisneros” of Madrid privately celebrated the Golden Jubilee of priestly ordination of Cardinal Carlos Amigo Vallejo ofm, Archbishop Emeritus of Sevilla (Spain). The celebrationwas attended by the brothers of fraternity, the Minister General, Br. José Rodríguez Carballo ofm, the [...]

Formation Meeting of the Franciscan Family Saturday, June 19, 2010, at our General Curia there was a meeting of the General Secretariats for Formation and Studies of the Franciscan family. The objective of the meeting was to share the situation, expectations and challenges in training and study. It was attended by the animators of the various secretariats: [...]

MG visitis the Provinces of the Czech Republic and Slovakia From 14 to 19 June, the Minister General, Br José Rodríguez Carballo ofm, accompanied by General Definitor Br Ernest Siekierka ofm, visited the Provinces of the Czech Republic and Slovakia. In both provinces he with met all the brothers, with the provincial Definitory and with [...]

FASCICULUS An. CXXIX IANUARII – APRILIS 2010 – N. 1 IANUARII – APRILIS 2010 – N. 1 (pdf) Pictures BW – Foto BN 1 (pdf) Pictures BW – Foto BN 2 (pdf) Pictures – Foto Color (pdf)

Meeting of the General Definitory with COMPI The Conference of Italian Ministers Provincial of both Italy and Albania, aka COMPI, was the first meeting the General Definitory has had with a Conference; it took place in Assisi from June 7-10, whose president is Br. Francesco Patton. Br. Francesco gave us a clear picture of [...]

Malta - Fraternal and Pastoral Visit, plus the Celebration of the National Elective Chapter. From June 2-6, 2010, the Minister General of the SFO, Encarnación del Pozo, and Assistant General of the SFO-YouFra, Br. Ivan Matic, OFM, were both in Malta for a pastoral and fraternal visit as well as for the celebration of the National Elective [...]