Dear OFS members We are very happy to report that we have successfully raised £10,500 for the Leprosy Care Centre in Mutemwa! We would like to thank you all for your many generous donations. Tibor was overwhelmed and thanks everyone who has participated in this very important mission. We will keep you posted […]
Fund raising campaign for the Leprosy Care Centre, Mutemwa, Zimbabwe (Where John Bradburne Lived)
Dear members Please see a post about the centre where John Bradburne lived & worked. The Leprosy Centre is in need of a new industrial washing machine. Click the link below. Thank you. Mutemwa Care Centre
4th European OFS/YOUFRA Congress in Barcelona
The 4th European OFS/Youfra Congress was held in Barcelona from 14th-19th July 2025. It was attended by 125 OFS & Youfra council members from 19 different countries from across Europe including 2 invited members from Lebanon! The countries involved were: Great Britain including Gibraltar, Ireland, Belgium, Malta, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Italy, Lebanon, Netherlands, Lithuania, Germany, […]
Day of Recollection at Oxford
On Saturday 21st June, Paula Pearce will be with us in Oxford for an open day of recollection at the Mornese Centre, Elmthorpe Convent, Oxford Road, Cowley OX4 2LF. Presentations will include a summary of Paula’s article in the Franciscan Publishing, 2024 book: “Celebrating 800 Years of Franciscans in the British Isles” i.e., “A Brief […]
A New Pope & A New Day of Solidarity for the OFS!
We welcome our new Augustinian Pope Leo XIVth (Robert Prevost) and we welcome a new Day of Solidarity for the OFS around the world as November 17th! It is of course the feast day of Elizabeth of Hungary, Patroness of the Secular Franciscan Order. Please find attached an introductory letter from our General Minister, Tibor […]