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For I was Hungry

In 2018, Friar Juan Zuniga Lopez was completing theological studies in San Antonio, Texas, when he met Fr. Phil Ley and was introduced to Posada Guadalupe. Friar Juan shares his…

United in Prayer for the Ukraine

Conventual Franciscan Federations United in Prayer The General Delegate for Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation (JPIC), Friar Michael J. Lasky, invites all of the Conventual Franciscan Federations to pray…

Pray and Fast for Peace

Pope Francis asks people across the world to pray and fast today, Ash Wednesday, in solidarity with the people of Ukraine. From friar Antonio Moualeu's 2021 Ash Wednesday reflection:Just as…

Part of the Gospel Call: Franciscan Hospitality Continues in New Mexico

The Franciscan Friars’ Ministry of Hospitality continues to expand at Holy Cross Retreat Center in Mesilla Park, New Mexico. Over the past few years, the Center welcomed people in need…

Saint Josephine Bakhita

Josephine Bakhita was born in the Sudan around 1869. Kidnapped by Arab slave traders when she was about seven years old, for many years Josephine was bought and sold, treated…

Mission to the People of Amazonia

Friar Erick Marin of the Central American Custody Mary, Mother of the Poor, departs in early February on mission to the people of Amazonia.He was born in Costa Rica and joined…