New Documentary on the Capuchins and 1916
This is just to briefly let you know that Voices 16 – Rising, a BBC documentary, which was filmed at the end of last year in Church Street, will be shown on BBC
Watch the Easter Ceremonies from Church St. celebrating 400 years of Capuchin Life in Ireland
For the next 7 days you can watch the Easter Vigil, televised throughout Ireland,
Vocations Experience this April with the Friars…
For any man wondering if they are called to be a Capuchin Franciscan or even simply what it would be like to live as a friar, we have an upcoming Vocations
New Video on the Capuchins and 1916
The lovely people from the internaitional Catholic News Service on Youtube came to see the friars in Church St. recently to retrace the steps of the brothers who played such an important part in the events of Easter 1916. You can watch the video at the link below and see the guardian of Church St.,…
New Directions for Capuchins in New Zealand
Our provincial vicar, Br. Seán Donohoe, returns to Ireland today having attended a special assembly of the brothers in New Zealand as they transfer from being a custody of the Irish Province to that of the St. Fidelis Province of India. Transfers like this are common in the life of the Order and reflect changes…
Irish Capuchins and 1916: Article in the Independent today
A wonderful reminder this morning in the Irish Independent Newspaper supplement of the pastoral work of of the brothers during the 1916 Rising and on into today! Don’t forget! Our heritage conference celebrating 400 years of Irish Capuchin Franciscan Service, including talks on the role of the Capuchins in 1916, will take place in Church…
5 Young men begin their journey into Capuchin Life in Korea
In our Korean custody, (a mission territory of the Irish friars), on the 15th of February five young men were admitted to Postulancy. This is the first stage of the formation path to become a Capuchin friar. They received the Tau Cross from Br. Laurence the Custos of the Mission as a sign of their…
1,200 Capuchins gather to celebrate Mass with Our Holy Father Pope Francis
On the occasion of the presence at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome of the relics of our holy brothers St.’s Padre Pio and Leopold Mandic over 1,000 friars gathered with the Holy Father and at his invitation to venerate the relics and celebrate Holy Mass together. The two saints were chosen to come to Rome…