USA: Our Lady of the Angels, Franciscan Heritage and the Legacy of Charles
On August 2, 2026, the friars of the Conventual Franciscan Province of Our Lady of the Angels in the USA welcomed four hundred pilgrims...
Two Franciscan Friars Make Their First Profession of Vows
Continuing their Franciscan journey with the Province of Our Lady of the Angels in the USA (OLA), two friars made their first profession of...
Young Americans Make a Pilgrimage in the Footsteps of St. Francis and St. Clare
In early July 2026, Friars Nicholas ROMEO, John KOZIOL, Bryan Bernard HAJOVSKY, and Christopher DUDEK accompanied nearly forty young Americans on a pilgrimage through...
Franciscan Ministers Provincial Appeal to Secretary of State RUBIO on Behalf of Christians in...
On June 16, 2026, the leaders of the Provinces of the Franciscan First Order in the United States sent a letter to United States...
USA: Six Novices Vested in Arroyo Grande
On July 4, 2026, six new novices from the Conventual Franciscan Federation (CFF) were vested in the habit of the Order and officially began...
USA: History of Former Altar from Crypt of St. Francis Reconstructed
As part of the initiatives marking the 800th anniversary of the transitus of St. Francis, research was undertaken at the request of the General...
Australia / Poland: Paintings of St. Francis and St. Maximilian Find New Home in...
Two nearly life-size paintings of St. Francis of Assisi and St. Maximilian M. Kolbe, which for many years were housed at St. Joseph Friary...
USA: Shrine of St. Anthony Celebrates Feast of St. Anthony of Padua
The Shrine of St. Anthony in Ellicott City, Maryland, USA, welcomed numerous faithful and pilgrims for two days of prayer, formation, fellowship and the...
Celebrating 800 Years Together: Franciscan Leaders Gather at St. Bonaventure University
As the Franciscan family prepares to commemorate the 800th anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi (1226–2026), friars from across the United...
Friar Ignatius MATERNOWSKI Remembered in Normandy During D-Day Commemorations
On June 3, 2026, as part of the annual commemorations for D-Day in Normandy, France, Friar James MCCURRY, OFM Conv., Friar Martin KOBOS, OFM...