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Something Strange

Friar Gary Johnson, Director of the Shrine of St. Anthony in Ellicott City MD, wrote the following for the Shrine’s newsletter - “Something strange is happening….” These are first words…

Happy Easter 2026

Friar Carlos Trovarelli, Minister General for the Friars Minor Conventual, sent an Easter message to his brothers. You can read the entire message on the Order’s website. Here’s a brief…

Triduum

…It is important to remember that this three-day sacred celebration is not a commemoration. It is rather one single liturgy: actually to share in the ongoing here and now accomplishment…

Exposition Ends

The first public exposition of Saint Francis' mortal remains ended on March 22, 2026. That evening, the reinterment rite formally ended the month-long veneration in the lower church of the…

Proclaiming the Beautiful

Franciscan Artists Ministry Then & Now Being Franciscan seems to open the eyes to the beauty all around us and to foster a creative spirit. Friars have been architects, writers,…

The community of the Seraphicum International College in Rome made a fraternal pilgrimage to Assisi to venerate St. Francis' Relics

A Mystical Journey

The remains of the body of St. Francis remain available for veneration in the lower church of the Basilica until March 22, 2026. It is projected that the number of…