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Encounter and Dialogue on “Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation” among postulants and novices
The Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation (JPIC) Commission of the Custody of the Holy Land initiated recently encounter and dialogue, first, among the postulants in Montefalco on January 28, then, among the novices in La Verna on January 30-31.
Franciscans join all Catholic actors in the premiere of “The Letter” at COP27
The first COP 27 screening of the Letter was presented by the Laudato Si Movement, the Vatican delegation, and the Senegalese government on November 10, 2022. It took place at COP27’s Blue Zone in the Government of Senegal Pavilion. Before the film was shown, Archbishop Nicolas Henry Marie Denis Thévenin, the Apostolic Nuncio to the Arab Republic of Egypt, had a roundtable conversation with Fra. Angel Cortez, OFM, the representative of the Franciscan Delegation, and with other representatives of Catholic organizations.
Looking forward to WYD Lisbon 2023 whit “franciscan joy and christian hope”
One year before World Youth Day, which will gather young people from around the world in Lisbon from 1 to 6 August 2023, the Order of Friars Minor has announced its participation in the event.
Laudato Si’: Lent with St Mary of the Angels. From Cosmic Dust to an Easter Garden
So, this Lent, let us, together with our Franciscan Friars in Singapore, join forces to make amends for our sins against God’s Creation – by embarking on this Lenten journey of conversion from Cosmic Dust to an Easter Garden!
Together for Ukraine
I remember that it was already dark, cold, and so many people were everywhere. The students had been walking for two days and were exhausted
Vietnamese Franciscans response to the Global Pandemic
We Vietnamese Franciscans are doing what we can to help the poor overcome the food crisis. The JPIC Animator and the Mission Animator are working with our friars to provide foods and necessary supplies to those in need.
Gross National Happiness (GNH): Advocacy to Grassroots Development
On July 29, the forum of ‘Gross National Happiness (GNH): Advocacy to Grassroots Development’ was held by Inter-religious Climate and Ecology Network (ICE Network). The keynote speech was given by Lhundup Dukpa from Bhutan, and guest speech by Wallapa Van Willenswaard from Thailand and Br. Aloysio Kim from the Order of Friars Minor
An Open Letter by Global Civil Society for the Establishment of a new UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Climate Change
As the 47th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) is taking place from 21 June to 15 July, 2021, the undersigned civil society and Indigenous Peoples organizations call on the UN member States through the HRC to establish at this session a new UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and climate change.
Integral Ecology: Bachelor’s Degree at Pontifical University Antonianum
It is with great joy that we share with you that the Pontifical University Antonianum of Rome is about to present its new program of studies: Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy with a specialization in Integral Ecology, as part of the 2021-2022 formation program.