Be Subject to All in Charity

An interview with Mauro Cardinal Gambetti OFM Conv. Friar Sławomir Gajda OFM Conv. interviewed Cardinal Gambetti on July 8 at the Friary of the Twelve Holy Apostles in Rome. It…

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The Vow of Chastity

Franciscan friars take three vows: poverty, obedience, and chastity. Three knots represent the three vows: poverty, chastity, and obedience When we hear these words, they may sound negative, as though…

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Bishop of Lebanon

Living the Gospel, Serving in Charity - Bishop César Essayan OFM Conv., the Apostolic Vicar for the Latin Church in Lebanon, has a simple motto: Gospel, Charity. Working for justice,…

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The Most Reverend Friar Martin Kmetec OFM Conv.

Metropolitan Archbishop of Smyrna (Izmir), Turkey Pope Francis has appointed Conventual Franciscan Friar Martin Kmetec as the Metropolitan Archbishop of Izmir (Turkey). The Archbishop professed solemn vows in the Conventual…

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Fratelli Tutti Study Guide

The Fratelli Tutti Study Guide was developed to prayerfully accompany people through a reflective reading of Pope Francis' new encyclical, "Brothers & Sisters All". Conventual Friar Charlie McCarthy authored chapter 6, which…

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