17.05.2013

Province of Central Canada - Elections

MP: David Connolly (reelected) VP: Henry Alva 2D: Joseph Lourdusamy 3D: Louis Mousseau 4D: John Frampton   Elected: 15-16/05/2013 Place: Saint Francis...

15.05.2013

ASMEN - Elections

President: Clarence Hayat (VP Pakistan)   elected: 15/05/2013 place: Athens, Greece term: 2 years      

11.05.2013

Permanent Exhibition of the Body of Padre Pio

The relics of the body of St. Pio of Pietrelcina will be permanently exhibited for veneration beginning on June 1.   The prefect of the Congregation for...

08.05.2013

Province of Foggia - Elections

MP: Francesco Colacelli (reelected) VP: Francesco Langi 2D: Francesco Dileo 3D: Maurizio Placentino 4D: Gianmaria Digiorgio   Elected: 08/05/2013 Place:...

03.05.2013

Inter-Franciscan Gathering in Bologna

BOLOGNA, Italy - A day of fraternity with all the member communities of MOFRA ( Movimento Francescano Italiano ) was held last Saturday, April 27, at the...

02.05.2013

What ‘Mission’ for the future? – Meeting of Provincial Secretaries of Northern Italy

MILAN, Italy – At the Mission Center of Milan, on Wednesday, April 10, there was a meeting called “What ‘Mission’ for the Future?” at which participated...

29.04.2013

CCA - Elections

President: José Alarcón Gómez (PR Peru) Vice Presidente: Ernesto Romero (VP Venezuela) Secretary: Miguel Ángel Tirado (PR Peru)   Asunción, 12/04/2013...

26.04.2013

Church of Deir Ezzor after the Explosion

DEIR EZZOR, Syria – These pictures show the ruins of our church in Deir Ezzor, Syria, after the explosion this past April 15.                          ...

25.04.2013

CECOC - Elections

President: Andrzej Kiejza (PR Warsaw) Vice Presidente: Leon Budau (CU Romania) Segretary: Paweł Teperski (PR Krakow)   One year term Elected 24/4/...

25.04.2013

Province of Sardinia and Corsica - Elections

MP: Giovanni Atzori VP: Cristiano Raspino 2D: Vincenzo Pisanu 3D: Tarcisio Mascia 4D: Salvatore Sini   Elected: 24/04/2013 Place: Teulada, Baia delle Ginestre...

22.04.2013

The Second First Steps in Georgia

TBILISI, Georgia – The Capuchins in Georgia are making the ‘second first steps’ as they seek to refound our presence in the country. In fact, the Order...

19.04.2013

CONCAO - Elections

President: Alfonso NTEKA, VP of Angola Vice president: Serge MBREMANDJI, VG of Chad-Central African Republic Counselor: Martin MBWASE, VG of Congo   Abidjan,...

18.04.2013

Province of the Marches - Elections

MP: Giulio Criminesi (reelected) VP: Marzio Calletti 2D: Filippo Maria Caioni 3D: Gianni Pioli 4D: Alessandro Tesei   Elected: 17/04/2013 Place: Loreto,...

17.04.2013

Syria: The Capuchin Church in Deir Ezzor is Hit

DEIR EZZOR, Syria – “There was an explosion near our church in Deir Ezzor that destroyed it,” writes Br. Antoine Haddad, Viceprovincial Minister of Lebanon,...

13.04.2013

Updates from Gofo

GOFO, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC – Our three friars of the Gofo mission were recently taken by the COMECOM O COMAC international force and escorted to the...

12.04.2013

Province of Messina - Elections

MP: Felice Cangelosi VP: Teodoro Di Bella 2D: Salvatore Vacca 3D: Natalino Fiorilla 4D: Francesco La Porta   Elected: 11/04/2013 Place: Santuario di Gibilmanna...

10.04.2013

Province of Karnataka - Elections

MP: Dolphy Joseph Pais VP: Alwyn Dias 2D: Andrew Anil Sequiera 3D: Santa Lopes 4D: George Godwin M   Elected 10/4/2013 Place: Shanthi Sadhana, FISI, Bangalore...

08.04.2013

Two Franciscans who gave their lives – A Conference on Alejandro Labaka and Inés Arango

25 years ago, on July 21, 1987, Alejandro Labaka, Capuchin bishop of the Apostolic Vicariate of Aguarico, and Inés Arango of the Capuchin Tertiary Sisters...

08.04.2013

Secretary Appointed for the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life

“Pope Francis has appointed Most Reverend Father José Rodríguez Carballo, General Minister of the Order of Friars Minor (O.F.M.), Secretary of the Congregation...

08.04.2013

New Blesseds

VATICAN CITY - Our order will soon be enriched by new blesseds. On Wednesday, March 27, Pope Francis received in audience the Prefect of the Congregation...