In a development that added special significance to the Year of St. Francis, Archbishop Kornelius Sipayung, OFMCap, of Medan ordained eight new priests of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (OFMCap) on January 24. The ordination took place during a solemn Eucharistic celebration at St. Francis of Assisi Church, Sempajaya, Berastagi Parish, in North Sumatra Province.