BOGOTA, Colombia — Two representatives of Holy Name Province were part of a weeklong meeting last month to strengthen knowledge about environmental justice and better to prepare those responsible for justice, peace and integrity of creation advocacy. This “Fourth JPIC Continental Meeting of the Americas” included 25 JPIC animators representing countries from Canada to Chile. Joseph Rozansky, OFM, director of …
ESC Update: International JPIC Council Meets in Indonesia
The following is a compilation of this month’s news from the website and Facebook page of the English-speaking Conference of the Order of Friars Minor, composed of provinces from Canada, England, Ireland, Lithuania, Malta and the United States. The OFM International Council for Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation held its biannual meeting last month in Jakarta, Indonesia. Joseph Rozansky, OFM, director of the …
General Curia’s July Update
ROME — More than 150 friars, sisters and laypeople from 100 entities of the Order and 50 countries gathered this spring for the first international Congress for missions and evangelization. Holy Name Province friars Thomas Cole, OFM, director of the HNP Franciscan Missionary Union, and Joseph Rozansky, OFM, director of the Order’s Office of Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation, were in attendance at …
Retreat Opportunities Around the Country
Interested in setting aside time to reflect, to pray and, perhaps, to learn? Throughout the coming months, a variety of retreats and programs are being offered at Franciscan venues in scenic settings around the United States. In Florida, the Franciscan Center in Tampa is offering three retreats over the coming weeks: Holy Week retreat, April 16 to 20, led by Anthony …
Order Announces ‘Franciscans for Ecology’ Website
ROME — For decades, people have thought of St. Francis as the patron saint of ecology. It was 35 years ago that he was officially given the title. Now, a website offers resources to help people around the world commemorate the anniversary of the naming of St. Francis as the patron of ecology. The website, Franciscans for Ecology, was launched on …
JPIC Course to Focus on Human Rights
ROME – The Order’s General Office for Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation welcomes friars to register for this year’s annual course, “The Excluded and Human Rights: Toward a Church for the Poor.” The program is being offered April 29 to May 9 at the Pontifical University Antonianum. The 11-day course includes a variety of lectures by representatives of educational …
No to Globalization of Indifference, Yes to Globalization of Solidarity
Indiscriminate mining, with its detrimental impact on both the environment and local peoples, is an emerging JPIC priority among the entire Franciscan family. Extractive mining companies are entering many areas throughout the world with the promise of prosperity for the indigenous people. Instead, the people remain impoverished, with some communities experiencing an increase in strife and violence between those who …