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Volunteering in service of migrants and refugees
The Franciscan Network on Migration (RFM) extends a warm invitation to all those who are interested in serving at migrant and refugee shelters associated with our network in Guatemala, Mexico and the United States. On Christmas Eve, we launched our “Volunteer Campaign...
Provincials’ Letter Regarding US Capitol Attack
The Provincial Ministers wrote a letter to their friars concerning the attack on the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Ministers General meet for a fraternal gathering at the OFM General Curia
On December 19th, 2020, the Ministers General of the First Order and Third Order Regular met at the OFM General Curia to share a moment of fraternity before Christmas. In the course of the exchange, they spoke at length about their desire that the Church allow us to...
Christmas Letter from the Franciscan Ministers General: “Hope is bold!”
The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned. (Is 9:1) To the Franciscan Family, sisters and brothers all. Hope is bold! Dear sisters and brothers of the entire Franciscan Family, May the Lord...
A historical inter-religious conference remembering the Franciscan Protomartyrs
2019 was the eighth centenary of the meeting in Egypt of St. Francis with the Sultan al-Malek al-Kamil. Many meetings were held to mark the anniversary, and Pope Francis himself went to two countries with an Islamic majority, the United Arab Emirates and Morocco. This...
Young Friars Focus on Laudato Si’
The General Secretariat for Formation and Studies and the JPIC General Office jointly organized the online conference: The Global OFM – Laudato Si’. The meeting was planned to be an alternative offering for all the friars in initial formation of the Order during the...
The Kingdom of God is Near: Guidelines for Franciscan Missionary Evangelisation
Dear brothers, We present this document as a “guide” for living and proclaiming the Gospel in today’s world. The General Chapter of 2015 asked the General Secretariat for Missions and Evangelisation to “draw up guidelines in preparation for mission, valid for the...
Finding Hope in the midst of the CoVid-19 Pandemic | Letter of the Minister General to the Brothers of the Order
My dear Brothers of the Order, In the words of our Seraphic father, May the Lord give you peace! It has been my intention for some time to write to you once again during this particularly challenging moment in the life of the world, to update you on some of the...
Message of the Minister General for World AIDS Day 2020: “Global Solidarity, Shared Responsibility”
My dear brothers, may the Lord give you peace! Every year, on December 1, the world community is invited to pause and reflect on the reality and impact of HIV and AIDS on the human community. It is a time to remember and pray for all 38 million of our brothers and...
Franciscans International: E-launch of “Tearing Down the Walls”
Franciscans International, with the support of Misean Cara, is launching its new publication on migration that aims at challenging some of these myths and prejudices. “Tearing Down the Walls” uses international human rights standards and States commitments to provide...
In memory of Br. Sereno Baiardi (1941-2020)
Sereno Baiardi, Director of the General Secretariat of the OFM Missions in the USA from 1971 to 2014, died on 17 November 2020 in Trento (Italy). Br. Sereno Giuseppe (Angelo) Baiardi was born on 27 January 1941 in Rivanazzano (PV), Italy. He made his temporary...
Come-and-See Online Vocational Retreat December 2020
Mark your calendars and save the date: The US-6 OFM Franciscan Vocation Office is offering another Come-and-See Online Vocational Retreat scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 5 at 12 PM EST (11 AM CST, 10 AM MST, 9 AM PST). More information is available on Facebook....
US Franciscan News
Volunteering in service of migrants and refugees
The Franciscan Network on Migration (RFM) extends a warm invitation to all those who are interested in serving at migrant and refugee shelters associated with our network in Guatemala, Mexico and the United States. On Christmas Eve, we launched our “Volunteer Campaign...
Provincials’ Letter Regarding US Capitol Attack
The Provincial Ministers wrote a letter to their friars concerning the attack on the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Ministers General meet for a fraternal gathering at the OFM General Curia
On December 19th, 2020, the Ministers General of the First Order and Third Order Regular met at the OFM General Curia to share a moment of fraternity before Christmas. In the course of the exchange, they spoke at length about their desire that the Church allow us to...
Christmas Letter from the Franciscan Ministers General: “Hope is bold!”
The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned. (Is 9:1) To the Franciscan Family, sisters and brothers all. Hope is bold! Dear sisters and brothers of the entire Franciscan Family, May the Lord...
A historical inter-religious conference remembering the Franciscan Protomartyrs
2019 was the eighth centenary of the meeting in Egypt of St. Francis with the Sultan al-Malek al-Kamil. Many meetings were held to mark the anniversary, and Pope Francis himself went to two countries with an Islamic majority, the United Arab Emirates and Morocco. This...
Recent #FriarFriday Reflections
#FriarFriday – My Call. Your Call?
I stayed in the seminary, became a priest, a scientist, a professor, and a writer.
#FriarFriday – Refugees vs. Migrants
As much as we’d like to think that there’s a simple solution, such as a wall, the problem in Central America has been building for some time now, and there are no easy solutions.
#FriarFriday – It is Right and Just
With each other we ask before we thank; with God, we need to thank before we ask.
#FriarFriday – Dignity for Los Desconocidos
On August 19, a group of Franciscan friars, religious sisters, and like-minded lay people gathered to “plant a cross” near the spot where a migrant drown.
#FriarFriday – Politics & Religion: Head, Gut, and Heart
The two things Mom said we should never talk about in polite company, are still entwined passions.
#FriarFriday – the novices
A poem written by one of the Franciscan novices reflecting on his year in the novitiate.
Recent #FriarFriday Reflections
#FriarFriday – My Call. Your Call?
I stayed in the seminary, became a priest, a scientist, a professor, and a writer.
#FriarFriday – Refugees vs. Migrants
As much as we’d like to think that there’s a simple solution, such as a wall, the problem in Central America has been building for some time now, and there are no easy solutions.
#FriarFriday – It is Right and Just
With each other we ask before we thank; with God, we need to thank before we ask.
#FriarFriday – Dignity for Los Desconocidos
On August 19, a group of Franciscan friars, religious sisters, and like-minded lay people gathered to “plant a cross” near the spot where a migrant drown.
#FriarFriday – Politics & Religion: Head, Gut, and Heart
The two things Mom said we should never talk about in polite company, are still entwined passions.
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