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Coronavirus: Letter of the General Minister
TO ALL OF THE BROTHERS OF THE ORDER May the Lord give you peace! Over the course of these past more than three months since the discovery of the new Coronavirus, we have witnessed its progressive proliferation from one specific region in China to more than 115...
“I was in prison and you visited me”: Letter from a friar from Damascus
Here is the Lenten letter of Br. Bahjat Elia Karakach, guardian of the convent of Bab Thouma in Damascus. Dear friends, I am writing to you from prison. Here comes the Lenten season which helps us to convert through penance. A time when we are called to be close to...
Koinonia: Challenges and hopes of the Relationship between OFS and YouFra
The document on the Incorporation of the members of YouFra into OFS asks: Why has the need to establish a Franciscan Youth organized and incorporated to the OFS been felt? The answer is that, in recent decades, the demands and dynamics of the youth world have changed...
Pope Francis invites Catholics to celebrate Laudato Si’ Week
To celebrate the fifth anniversary of Laudato Si’, Pope Francis invites Catholic communities to participate in Laudato Si’ Week, from 16 to 24 May 2020. The weeklong program coincides with the fifth anniversary of the signature of Laudato Si’ and seeks to engage the...
Fraternitas 03.2020 (No. 275)
The March 2020 edition of ‘Fraternitas’ is now online and can be downloaded in several languages. PDF: English – Español – Italiano – Deutsch – Français – Hrvatski – Polski – Português DOC: English – Español – Italiano – Deutsch...
The prophecy of Franciscan economic thought
The global economy of the 21st century, consolidated after the fall of the Berlin Wall, is based on “free” capitalism that is increasingly enriched through the financial markets, and in danger of breaking away and isolating itself in a self-serving loop. In this...
Fraternitas 02.2020 (No. 274)
The February 2020 edition of ‘Fraternitas’ is now online and can be downloaded in several languages. PDF: English – Español – Italiano – Deutsch – Français – Hrvatski – Polski – Português DOC: English – Español – Italiano – Deutsch...
Homily of the Minister General at the Conclusion of the 2020 Meeting with Provincial Ministers and Custodes
The meeting with Provincial Ministers and Custodes concluded on 30 January 2020. During the meeting, different topics were tackled, such as the service of authority, formation for the missions, accompanying brothers going through difficult times, defections from the...
Minister General: Back in Rome after Recovery
My dear Brothers, May the Lord give you peace! I wish to confirm reports about my return to the General Curia. It is good to be back “home” and to once again resume the duties entrusted to me by the Lord and by you my brothers. Throughout the period of my...
Il Paese del Sole, Friar Alessandro’s Fourth Music Album
Friar Alessandro has launched his 4th album, Il Paese del Sole, with Encore Music in conjunction with the Franciscan Foreign Missions to which the Artist’s royalties go in their entirety. It is an album which pays homage to the Italian genius in producing melodic and...
Eighth Centenary of the Franciscan Protomartyrs
In 1220 the Friars Minor Berardo da Calvi, Accursio and Adiuto da Narni, Ottone da Stroncone and Pietro da San Gemini were killed in Morocco. At the sight of their torn bodies, the Augustinian Canon Fernando da Lisbon decided to put on the Franciscan habit taking the...
Beyond Damietta: from Francis and the Sultan to the Future
2019 witnessed a number of events recalling the encounter between St. Francis of Assisi and the Ayyūbid Sultan al-Malik al-Kāmil eight hundred years ago. Now that the anniversary has passed, a roundtable discussion looks to the future of Muslim-Christian relations,...
US Franciscan News
Coronavirus: Letter of the General Minister
TO ALL OF THE BROTHERS OF THE ORDER May the Lord give you peace! Over the course of these past more than three months since the discovery of the new Coronavirus, we have witnessed its progressive proliferation from one specific region in China to more than 115...
“I was in prison and you visited me”: Letter from a friar from Damascus
Here is the Lenten letter of Br. Bahjat Elia Karakach, guardian of the convent of Bab Thouma in Damascus. Dear friends, I am writing to you from prison. Here comes the Lenten season which helps us to convert through penance. A time when we are called to be close to...
Koinonia: Challenges and hopes of the Relationship between OFS and YouFra
The document on the Incorporation of the members of YouFra into OFS asks: Why has the need to establish a Franciscan Youth organized and incorporated to the OFS been felt? The answer is that, in recent decades, the demands and dynamics of the youth world have changed...
Pope Francis invites Catholics to celebrate Laudato Si’ Week
To celebrate the fifth anniversary of Laudato Si’, Pope Francis invites Catholic communities to participate in Laudato Si’ Week, from 16 to 24 May 2020. The weeklong program coincides with the fifth anniversary of the signature of Laudato Si’ and seeks to engage the...
Fraternitas 03.2020 (No. 275)
The March 2020 edition of ‘Fraternitas’ is now online and can be downloaded in several languages. PDF: English – Español – Italiano – Deutsch – Français – Hrvatski – Polski – Português DOC: English – Español – Italiano – Deutsch...
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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Knowing that we are with fellow disciples in the presence of our teacher is, even when things are falling apart, a source of incomparable joy.
New information from Church of the Transfiguration in Southfield, Michigan.
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We are a Franciscan Body of Christ embracing all people through liturgy and service.
Thank you. Alot of great people will be blessed because of your hard work. God bless you.
Thank you fathers!!
THANK YOU!!
Approaching Easter With Hope During Coronavirus Pandemic - Holy Name Province
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As Christians commemorate Lent and Holy Week, managing daily activities amidst a pandemic, a friar reflects on the gardens of friendship and the seasons of life. Would it be an understatement to say t...Thank you Francis! Most encouraging! Sr Helen,OSF (Allegany)
Thank-you, Fr. Fran from one gardener to another. Crocus blooming in my yard.
Keep on hoping | Christian Media Center
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We are one family, we are all together in the same boat, we are close to you and we pray for you and your loved ones
Celebrating Holy Week With Your Family During Quarantine
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Each year as a priest I look forward to the celebration of Holy Week. The same is true this year, even though it will be a somber Holy Week, one like none other. Maybe your family has Holy Week or Eas...
I was deeply moved by your words Fr. Mark. The mural is one of my most favorite of all in downtown.Thank you for sharing!
Thank you Fr. Pio for your prayer. Take care of yourself.
Thanks for your prayers, paz y bien 🙏🙏 you are in mine as well
Thank you Fr. Pio-your prayers are reassuring that in due time our Catholic families will be together again in church.
And we’re praying for all of you. 🙏🏽
Franciscan News on Facebook
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Knowing that we are with fellow disciples in the presence of our teacher is, even when things are falling apart, a source of incomparable joy.New information from Church of the Transfiguration in Southfield, Michigan.
www.facebook.com
We are a Franciscan Body of Christ embracing all people through liturgy and service.Thank you. Alot of great people will be blessed because of your hard work. God bless you.
Thank you fathers!!
THANK YOU!!
Approaching Easter With Hope During Coronavirus Pandemic - Holy Name Province
hnp.org
As Christians commemorate Lent and Holy Week, managing daily activities amidst a pandemic, a friar reflects on the gardens of friendship and the seasons of life. Would it be an understatement to say t...Thank you Francis! Most encouraging! Sr Helen,OSF (Allegany)
Thank-you, Fr. Fran from one gardener to another. Crocus blooming in my yard.
Keep on hoping | Christian Media Center
cmc-terrasanta.org
We are one family, we are all together in the same boat, we are close to you and we pray for you and your loved ones