Bellarmine University
Ministry Then & Now Then: +Friar John Loftus (1908 – 1969) Friar John Loftus studied at Mount St. Francis (located in southern Indiana). He professed first vows in 1927, studied…
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Bellarmine University
800th Anniversary Transitus of St. Francis
1226 – 2026 (The following is an excerpt from a press release of the Office of Communications of the Seraphic Province of St. Francis of the Order of Friars Minor.)The…
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800th Anniversary Transitus of St. Francis
Leadership in Education
Ministry Then & Now Then: +Friar Leon Krop (Kropiewnicki) OFM Conv. 1933 - 1986 Life as a missionary always intrigued Leon, especially hearing stories from visiting Franciscans who preached many…
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Leadership in Education
Remembering the Martyrs of Chimbote
10th Anniversary of the Beatification of the Martyrs of Chimbote On December 6, 2025, Pope Leo XIV released a message on this 10th anniversary of the beatification of Blessed Friars…
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Remembering the Martyrs of Chimbote
Friar Alberto Bravo Ordained to the Priesthood
Friar Alberto Bravo was ordained to the priesthood on November 30, 2025, at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in his home diocese of El Paso, Texas, by the Most…
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Friar Alberto Bravo Ordained to the Priesthood
Franciscans & Climate Change: COP30
On November 10-22, 2025, Brazil hosted the 30th United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP30). The meeting took place in Belém, in the Brazilian state of Pará, located in the heart…
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Franciscans & Climate Change: COP30