January 2026 – Franciscan Voice

Friar Jim Fields

Feeding the Hungry +Friar Jim Fields opened the Franciscan Shelter House (now the Franciscan Kitchen) in Louisville, Kentucky, on January 5, 1980. While serving in the U.S. Navy Seabees on…

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

A Sign of Hope January 18-25, 2026The chosen passage for reflection in this Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is Ephesians 4:4, "There is one body and one Spirit -…

St. Anthony Parish Celebrates 175 Years

Parish ministry provides Franciscans an opportunity to serve God's people directly, day after day. Friar John Bamman is the latest in a long line of Conventual Franciscan pastors at St.…

A Year of Grace, A Seed of Eternal Life

In the Footsteps of St. Francis The 800th anniversary of the Transitus of St. Francis of Assisi officially opened January 10, 2026. The ceremony took place at the Basilica of…

Friar Tomaz Majcen with some his parishioners at Christ the King Parish Church in Nuuk.

Only Catholic Priest in Greenland

Fr. Tomaž Majcen OFM Conv. is the only Catholic priest in Greenland. He is part of a community of three friars who came to Denmark as missionaries from the Province…

Pope Leo XIV Mentions St. Francis in First Angelus 2026

On January 1, 2026, Pope Leo XIV led the recitation of the Angelus from the window of the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican. In his message he mentioned that this…