FRA NOI Missionary Festival

FRA NOI 2025: "I am the other"

The second edition of the FRA NOI Missionary Festival was held in Recanati from June 6 to 8, 2025, with the theme "I am the other", inspired by the song of the same name by Niccolò Fabi. Promoted by the Capuchin Friars of the Marche together with the youth and vocations ministry and local volunteer organizations, the event enlivened Piazza Leopardi and the Capuchin Convent with three days dedicated to encountering the other.

Friday evening featured the performance "Frà – Saint Francis, the Superstar of the Middle Ages" with actor Giovanni Scifoni. Saturday was dedicated to families and young people, with themed games, science shows, and activities in the afternoon, the talk "CulturalMente" with humanitarian worker Pietro Morello, and in the evening, the conference by psychotherapist Stefania Andreoli on contemporary relationships. Sunday concluded with Mass at the Capuchin Friars' Convent, testimonies from missionaries from Ethiopia and Benin, and the solidarity lunch of the "convent kitchen".