Friar Michael Lasky, General Delegate for Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation (JPIC), visited in Zambia from January 18 to 30, 2026. A series of three JPIC formation workshops focused…
Feeding the Hungry +Friar Jim Fields opened the Franciscan Shelter House (now the Franciscan Kitchen) in Louisville, Kentucky, on January 5, 1980. While serving in the U.S. Navy Seabees on…
In the Footsteps of St. Francis The 800th anniversary of the Transitus of St. Francis of Assisi officially opened January 10, 2026. The ceremony took place at the Basilica of…
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…
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…
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…