Assisi, Italy. As is customary before its intensive sessions in the month of March, the General Government spent a few days of reflection and fellowship. They stayed at the Domus Madonna delle Rose of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary inin Assisi, Italy from February 28 to March 2, 2024. As a matter of ongoing formation, the General Government reflected and discussed the concluding document of the first session of the Synod on Synodality with the questions prepared by the Union of Superior Generals (USG). They took advantage of their time to share reflections and see opportunities to better serve the entire Congregation.
Dear brothers: As we all know, the world is living through an extraordinary moment, one in which violence and the disregard for human dignity—realities that have afflicted so many peoples for so long—are now manifesting themselves with renewed and unsettling force. We...
Sorrento, Italy. From March 16 to 18, 2026, the General Government took a few days of reflection before the start of their intensive sessions. They convened at the Franciscan Sisters Immacolatine's Oasi Madre Della Pace in Sorrento, Italy. They revisited the essential...
Colombo, Sri Lanka. The Encounter of the General Government with the Major Superiors, which will be held from 1–9 March 2026 at the Serene Pasture Retreat Centre in Colombo, began on 2 March with Morning Prayer organized by Bro. Carlos Verga, CMF on behalf of the...
