The Origins The Order was founded around 1525, when the Franciscan friar Matteo da Bascio - ordained priest in the Marche region, Italy - was convinced that the lifestyle led…
Signs have always been a means of communication.
The Capuchin General Curia in Rome Historical Sketch of a Journey Br. Carlo Calloni On the feast of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary in 1897, the General Minister, Father Bernardo of…
The Shrine of the Holy House of Loreto Extraordinary Jubilee for the Year 2020 On the occasion of the centenary of the proclamation of the Madonna of Loreto as patroness…
The Garbatella house in Rome has a special history. Originally a villa of Count Attilio Dario Pozzi of Rome and Countess Bulgarini of Siena, it ended up as a convent…
General Council Meetings OFMCap 2018 - 2024