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Nine Around One

a novena of companions for the eighth centenary of the Transitus From 25 September to 3 October 2026, nine evenings ending on the night Francis died eight hundred years ago.…

Pope Presides at Creation Day

This year the Season of Creation ends on our Cetenary At half past six on the evening of 1 September, Rome time, Pope Leo XIV will preside at the Mass…

August 21st is National Senior Citizens Day, honoring the achievements of older adults and recognizing their contributions to society.Friar Valentine Jankowski wrote recently an article for the newsletter of the…

Saint Maximilian Kolbe

“The most deadly poison of our time is indifference. Let us strive, therefore, to praise Him (God) to the greatest extent of our powers.” Saint Maximilian Kolbe August 14 is…

Remembering the Martyrs of Chimbote

In August 1991 guerrillas of the Shining Path terrorist group escalated their violence against the Catholic Church in Chimbote, Peru. The terrorists announced that they would kill a priest every…

Franciscan Youth Meeting

More than 2,500 young people met in Assisi from August 3 to 6. They participated in workshops on topics such as the Canticle of Creatures, Francis and Our Common Home,…