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Reflections on a Year of War: Part Two
Friar Artur writes, "at our Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima, we offer Mass and recite the Rosary for our soldiers fighting in the east, for the volunteers, for the civilian workers and for all those who protect our country and keep it functioning."

Reflections on a Year of War: Part Two

Franciscans in the Ukraine In September of 2022, Friar Artur Spodar enrolled in a training course to learn how to provide professional assistance to war victims and veterans. He writes…

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Reflections on a Year of War: Part One
During this difficult time, the friary in Kremenchuk has expanded its activities to provide food, medicine and financial assistance to the poor in the city.

Reflections on a Year of War: Part One

Franciscans in the Ukraine Friar Maryan Melnychuck writes about life in the friary in Kremenchuk.I will never forget the morning of February 24, 2022. At 04:53 a.m. I was awakened…

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Introducing an Ecological Way of the Cross

Introducing an Ecological Way of the Cross

The following is excerpted from a booklet prepared by the Franciscan Friars Conventual JPIC commission and a combined adaptation from a Catholic Climate Covenant (CCC) parish resource (from the Archdiocese…

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Update from Our Friars in Ukraine

Update from Our Friars in Ukraine

For more than fourteen years, the Conventual Franciscan community in Kremenchuk, a city in the Poltava region of central Ukraine, has been caring for the homeless, the poor and needy.…

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A Culture of Care in the Amazon: Part Three

A Culture of Care in the Amazon: Part Three

Brazil’s Black Awareness Day Highlights Indigenous Peoples Friar Erick G. Marin Carballo OFM Conv. lives with other religious and laity who are part of his itinerant team. Their shared life…

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