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Our collection of materials for further information, deeper insights and personal encounters.
Jubilee Year 2025: “Pilgrims of Hope”
During the Jubilee Year 2025, the Sisters and staff of our international Congregation traveled as “pilgrims of hope.” They joined audiences with the Pope and passed through the Holy Doors in Rome, they visited spiritual places in Assisi and Malta, and also went on pilgrimages in their home countries. At the end of this Jubilee Year, we would like to share some impressions and moving moments from these journeys, presented by General Councilor Sister M. Hiltrud Vacker, Claudia Berghorn (International Communications at the Generalate), and Dr. Ulrike Teßarek (Value Management at St. Francis Foundation), who traveled to Rome together on a pilgrimage at the end of June 2025.
Photography, videography, music and production by Michael Kestin.
“Generalate”: The Video
The ministries of the Congregation’s General Leadership, located in Muenster/ Germany, are explained in the following video.
“Giving Witness”: Video portraits
With the following video portraits, we document the faithful life, dedicated service and great heritage of our Sisters.
St. Francis of Assisi: Life and Heritage
Who was St. Francis of Assisi? We provide the answer in the following video.
Living the Franciscan Spirit: Projects
Inspired by St. Francis of Assisi, the Hospital Sisters of St. Francis have established many projects – for example in Berlin/ Germany. The following video, produced in 2022 in co-operation with St. Francis Foundation in Muenster/ Germany, and our German Province, portraits TAUWERK, the outpatient hospice service for people dying of AIDS.
Christmas 2024: “Moments of Joy”
Christmas is a time of joy and connection, a time of togetherness and personal encounter – and a time to look back on the defining events of the year. All of this is expressed in the following video, which summarizes some of the many beautiful shared moments during the 21st International General Chapter of the Hospital Sisters of St. Francis in Muenster in September 2024. With this view “behind the scenes”, the Generalate wishes all Sisters worldwide, all employees and all those who share a connection to the Congregation a very Merry Christmas and all the best for the New Year, which will hopefully bring more peace around the world. May you be blessed, and experience many moments of joy in 2025!
21. General Chapter 2024
The 21st International General Chapter of the Hospital Sisters of St. Francis took place in Muenster from September 8-22, 2024. Daily updates on the current developments were provided in short English-language videos, the “Tau News”, and translations into German, Polish and Japanese.
TauNews: Full movie and daily coverage
We have summarized the coverage from September 3-23, 2024 in the following video. Below you will find all the individual daily reports, sorted by date.
The information contained in these “TauNews” issues is also available as brochures.
Franziscan Values Today
St. Francis of Assisi has been an inspiration for 800 years. In a conversation with the Swiss St. Francis expert Prof. Dr. Niklaus Kuster, we take a closer look at some Franciscan values and their relevance in today’s world. At the moment, these videos are only available in German with German subtitles.
Links & Contacts
Information regarding the exhibition in the Airborne Museum: www.airbornemuseum.nl
Generalat der Kongregation der Krankenschwestern vom Regulierten Dritten Orden des hl. Franziskus e. V.:
Franziskusweg 2 | 48145 Münster | Germany | Phone +49 (0)251 9337-614 | Fax +49 (0)251 9337-580 | E-Mail: info@hsosf.de
