All the friars of the Franciscan Province of St. Paul the Apostle will be meeting at the Porziuncola Retreat House, in Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq on Saturday, 27^th February 2010. Fr. Giacomo Bini OFM will be offering the reflections. He will also be meeting the Franciscan Students, the Postulants at the OFM Formation House in Rabat and the Poor Clares. He is expected to leave the Island on Sunday morning.

Lent, adoring the Holy Cross and living our conversion in Christ our Saviour Times change! Life changes ! Even the climate is changing! Surely we are all involved in these changes. Whether our involvement in these changes is directly or indirectly.... that is another question. The fact that "change" plays a very important role in our lives is confirmed and shared by the majority of us. (more…)

The February 2010 issue of “L-Aħbar” is again online as usual. It contains various news items and articles regarding our province and the Franciscan Order. The present issue has information on the Franciscan Pentecost, a testimony, The Year of the Priest, the Spirit of Assisi, the Franciscans and the Dominicans , together with other news from the province and more. For more info click Aħbar on the above bar to download or click here.

Over fifty Minister provincials from all over Europe attended the ninth the UFME meeting held in Brussels between the 1st and the 7th February 2010. The Franciscan presence  in the coming years remains a sign of hope in the heart of the Church for the changes that are and will continue to touch the European countries. The Franciscan Friar, with his life based on the gospel and being the friar among the people, can continue preaching the Risen Christ and heal all the ones that suffer, offering their missionary work by their presence and helping the people in need of solidarity. With regards to Malta, a reference was made to the work that is being carried out at the Peace-Lab in Hal-Far and at Fr. Jacopa House in M'Scala, these, being two important spots of the New forms of the OFM ...