The capuchins living their charism with the migrants
On Friday March 3rd the Franciscan Capuchins in Malta organized the launching of the “Peace and Good Foundation” with its objective to care for the migrants and refugees. This pastoral work had begun since the first group of migrants embarked in Gozo in the year…
Institutes aggregated to the Order
Aggregation is a formal juridical act by which an institute of consecrated life comes to have enduring bonds with another institute, on both the spiritual and relational levels. It is a mutual recognition of having the same spirituality in the sharing of spiritual goods and…
Vicariate in Arabia celebrates 100th Anniversary of Tuscan Capuchin Presence
On 20 March 2017, St. Joseph's Cathedral witnessed an historic celebration: ‘The Builders of the Church in Arabia’, a centenary of Tuscan Capuchin presence in the Vicariate of Arabia. Fr. Angelo Fiumicelli, 91, retired in Italy and Fr. Eugene Mattioli, 86, still active, both enthusiastic…