On Saturday, October 22, 2022, our friars of our Province’s Immaculate Conception Custody, in Brazil, celebrated the Ordination of Frei Jesus Rodrigues do Amaral, OFM Conv. at the hands of Continue Reading →

Saturday, March 19, 2022: On the Solemnity of St. Joseph ~ Husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary, at Paróquia São Pedro e São Paulo Paraíba do Sul-RJ (St. Peter and Continue Reading →

Photo Cred: Cúria Custodial Franciscana Conventual August 2, 2021: On the Feast of Our Lady of the Angels, two friars of our Custódia Provincial Imaculada Conceição do Brasil (Immaculate Conception Continue Reading →

October 21, 2022: Frei Fernando Pereira de Andrade Júnior, OFM Conv., a student friar of our Custódia Província Imaculada Conceição (Immaculate Conception Custody) in Brazil, renewed his Simple Vows of Continue Reading →

The friars of our Custódia Provincial Imaculada Conceição (Province’s Immaculate Conception Custody, in Brazil) gathered for two days of fraternity and meetings with Fr. Michael Heine, OFM Conv. (current Vicar Continue Reading →

Rio Comprido The year 2021 marks the 75th anniversary of the arrival in Latin America of the first Franciscan Conventual missionaries.  Brazil was their pioneering site for the implantatio ordinis Continue Reading →

Our Lady of the Angels Province Minister Provincial, the Very Reverend Fr. James McCurry, OFM Conv. has been visiting with our province’s Immaculate Conception Custody, in Brazil. His visit has Continue Reading →

On Saturday, October 22, 2022, our Province’s Immaculate Conception Custody (Brazil) will celebrate the Priestly Ordination of Frei Jesus Rodrigues do Amaral, OFM Conv., at the hands of Archbishop Fernando Continue Reading →

June 20-25, 2022: Two friars of our Province’s Immaculate Conception Custody, Frei Jesus Rodrigues do Amaral, OFM Conv. (left)and Frei Ricardo Elvis Arruda Bezerra, OFM Conv. (right) attended the Union Continue Reading →

Video Reflection by Fr. Donald Grzymski, OFM Conv., President of our Province’s Baltimore, MD high school ministry ~ Archbishop Curley High School. Some photos from our Province Ministries in the Continue Reading →