Jul 12, 2024 | Climate Action, Human Rights, Integral Ecology, Migration, News, Social Justice
As part of the fortieth anniversary of the signing of the “Cartagena Declaration” (1984), one of the most important legal instruments of recent decades in terms of protection and solutions in Latin America and the Caribbean, the Embassy of Chile to the Holy See has organized a conference to give a voice to refugees and displaced people. On Tuesday the 2nd July 2024, at the Palace of San Calixto, together with several Catholic organizations, such as the Jesuit Refugee Service and Caritas International, they addressed the challenges of the migratory context and formulated recommendations for governments in the development of the Action Plan of Chile 2024-2034.
Jun 21, 2024 | Derechos humanos, Human Rights, Integral Ecology, Migration, News, Peace, Social Justice
From Friday the 14th to Sunday the 16th June 2024 the Chapter of the Mats was held in Taranto, entitled “A sea of fraternity. The Franciscans for a new humanism of the Mediterranean”, in which friars, Poor Clares and lay people belonging to the Franciscan family participated.
May 31, 2024 | Human Rights, Integral Ecology, Migration, News, Peace, Reconciliation, Social Justice
On behalf of Franciscans International and its International Board of
Directors (IBD) I am pleased to present the annual report of our work in defense of the rights and dignity of all and care for creation” (Br. Michael Perry, OFM)
May 29, 2024 | Course, Formation, Human Rights, Migration, News, Peace, Reconciliation, Social Justice
The General Office of Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation (JPIC) and the Pontifical Antonianum University (PUA) of Rome held the annual course for JPIC animators of the Franciscan Family from the 20th to 26th May 2024.
May 16, 2024 | Human Rights, Migration, News, Peace, Reconciliation, Social Justice
On Sunday, the 12th May, the meeting of the Franciscan family that gathered in Marrakech, Morocco, to address the issue of migration in the Mediterranean concluded.
May 16, 2024 | Human Rights, Integral Ecology, Migration, News, Peace, Reconciliation, Social Justice
On behalf of the JPIC General Office, Br. Taucen Girsang visited the Province of St Francis Herald of Peace in West Papua-Indonesia, from 20-29 April 2024, to listen and to exchange experiences with the friars regarding JPIC activities.
May 12, 2024 | Human Rights, Migration, News, Peace, Social Justice
On Saturday, the 11th May, the second day of the meeting of the Franciscan family gathered at the friary of the Holy Martyrs of Morocco in the city of Marrakech.
May 11, 2024 | Derechos humanos, Human Rights, Migration, News, Peace
Brothers and sisters of the Franciscan family and special guests from Spain, Italy, Turkey, France, Morocco, Greece and representatives of Franciscans International in Geneva gathered in the city of Marrakech, Morocco, to participate in the first Franciscan meeting of service to migrant and refugee population in the Mediterranean.
Apr 27, 2024 | Climate Action, Continental Meeting, Human Rights, Integral Ecology, Migration, News, Peace, Reconciliation, Social Justice
The Franciscan Conference of Asia and Oceania (FCAO) is the name by which the two conferences (EAC and SAAOC) that bring together the Franciscan Provinces, Custodes and Foundations of those continents are known.
Feb 18, 2024 | Climate Action, Human Rights, Integral Ecology, Migration, News, Peace, Reconciliation, Social Justice
On the 2nd February 2024 from Nairobi airport, where I stopped for eight days of meetings with my brothers, I landed in Goma, the main city of Kivu, the large region in eastern Congo.
