See you at the Catholic Day in Würzburg!

At the Catholic Day (“Kirchentag”) in Würzburg from May 14–17, 2026, the international Congregation of the Hospital Sisters of St. Francis will have a booth on the “Church Mile.” The team of Sisters from the Provinces in Germany, Poland, Japan, and India, as well as the international Generalate, will be supported by staff members from Münster.

“Our goal at the Catholic Day is to represent our international Congregation, and to engage in conversation with many people,” explain General Councilor Sister M. Hiltrud Vacker (back row, 2nd from left) and Sister M. Irmgardis Taphorn from the German Province (3rd from left), who will be reporting on the event on Instagram [@franziskanerinnenmuenster].

Anyone wishing to visit the Hospital Sisters in Würzburg will find them at booth FB-G-07 starting May 14, 2026. The motto of this year’s “Kirchentag” is “Have courage, get up!” Today, the first group of attendants received a blessing for their journey in front of the Motherhouse in Münster and set off for Würzburg.

“All our Sisters in Münster and around the world who are unable to travel to Würzburg will be with us in spirit,” the team emphasizes, “and some will also be there visually, on the two roll-up banners that will be on display at our booth.” For example, Sister M. Nichola Truong Thi Hoang Oanh from Vietnam, who has been serving as Provincial Vicaress of the Japanese Province since last October (left), as well as Sister M. Vincentia Hülskamp (with flowers), who joined the Hospital Sisters in 1963, and Sister M. Beatinis Thünemann, who recently celebrated the 65th anniversary of her profession in the Motherhouse.