This year is the 750th anniversary of the death of the Seraphic Doctor (d. July 15, 1274). On February 2, 2024, the Ministers General of the First Order and the…
On December 29-31, 2023, more than sixty-five Franciscans from the various branches of our family tree gathered at the Mount St. Francis Center for Spirituality, Mt. St. Francis, Indiana, to…
On January 5, 2024, at the Sanctuary of La Verna, Italy, the opening celebration of the 800th anniversary of the Stigmata of St. Francis (1224-2024) took place on Mount La…
Creating Your Nativity Scene with Pope Francis is a free Franciscan resource*, available in eighteen languages, honoring the 800th anniversary of the Christmas at Greccio. (Click here for the English…
On November 29, 1223, Pope Honorius III confirmed the Rule presented to him by St. Francis. In 2023, 800 years later, we celebrate this confirmation of the Later Rule. Members…
The Canticle of Creation & Assumption of Mary Rooted in the Mystery of the Incarnation Take a tour of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major with a focus on the…