Humility, Listening, Mercy

Since 1774, the Ministry of Confessions in St. Peter’s Basilica has been under the care of the Conventual Franciscans.Recognizing the 250th anniversary, Pope Francis spoke recently to the Vatican College…

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25 Years of Peace and Prayer

On October 11, 2024, The Franciscan Place celebrated 25 Years of Peace and Prayer. The Franciscan Place (TFP) is located at Destiny USA – a shopping mall in Syracuse, New…

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Prayer for Peace
Painting by Titian ca. 1516-1518 (on the high altar at the Basilica of Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, Venice)

Prayer for Peace

Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary On this day, the Latin Patriach of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, invites everyone "to a moment of intercession for peace to…

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Remembering Friar Casimir Cypher

On June 25, 1975, Friar Casimir Cypher OFM Conv. drove his borrowed pickup into the city of Juticalpa for repairs. He was unaware that the National Union of Campesinos had…

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Sweet & Spicy

JPIC in Indonesia and the Philippines “The Lord gave me, Brother Francis, thus to begin doing penance in this way: for when I was in sin, it seemed too bitter…

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