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Church buildings used as shelters for migrants and refugees in the Netherlands
The Netherlands, a European country with about 18 million inhabitants and an area of 41,543 km2, is still one of the favorite destinations for migrants from Ukraine, Africa, Middle East and other continents.
The gratitude of His Holiness has been addressed to “A Letter to Pope Francis. In the ten years of your pontificate, ten gifts for which to thank you”
Pope Francis has sent his response through the Vatican Secretariat of State to the General JPIC Office for the “Letter to Pope Francis. In the ten years of your ponticate, ten gifts for which to thank you”, by our Director Fr. Daniel Rodríguez Blanco, OFM.
Conclusion of the meeting of the Mediterranean Franciscan Network Coordination Committee. “We want to be like a grain of sand in the great Mediterranean”
Rome, 24 March 2023. From 22 to 24 March, the Coordination Committee of the Franciscan Network of the Mediterranean meeting, organised by the General Office for Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation (JPIC), was held at the General Curia in Rome.
Triggering a different culture of encounter, of integral ecology, of development
During the meeting of the Coordination Committee of the Franciscan Network of the Mediterranean, we interviewed Br Francesco Zecca, OFM, of the Oikos Project and JPIC coordinator of COMPI (Conference of Minister Provincials of Italy and Albania).
Franciscan Mediterranean Network (FMN) Committee Meeting
Taking place at the OFM General Curia, the meeting lasted for three days from March 22 to 24, 2023.
Meeting of the Mediterranean Franciscan Network Coordination Committee. Organised by the General JPIC Office
Rome, 22 March 2023. From 22 to 24 March, the meeting of the Coordination Committee of the Franciscan Network of the Mediterranean, organised by the General Office for Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation (JPIC), is being held at the General Curia in Rome.
A Letter to Pope Francis. In the ten years of your pontificate, ten gifts for which to thank you
Dear Pope Francis, whom the cardinals as your brothers went to seek “almost to the end of the world”:
May the Lord give you peace!
8 March, International Women’s Day. The Franciscan sisters’ commitment to marginalised women
On International Women’s Day, we collected the testimonies of Sr Miriam Oyarzo, Franciscan Missionary Sister of the Sacred Heart (FMSC), and Sr. Stella Balthasar, Franciscan Missionary of Mary (FMM), both of whom are committed to serving the most marginalised women.
The Inicial Franciscan Formation to the service of Migrants. Testimonies
Three franciscan brothers in Inicial Formation share their experiences working at the service of migrants.