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Pope Gregory XI?

Franciscan Popes - Part 2 An excerpt from a presentation by friar Joseph Wood OFM Conv.(To read the introduction to this series, click here.)Born in Piacenza, Italy, and probably a…

Flashback to Summer Weekend Gathering Introduces Young People to Franciscan Life What happens when you bring together 95 teenagers, 20 Friars, and several chaperones on a summer weekend?You leave them…

Wine at the Shrine October 14

Wine at the Shrine is a family friendly event that benefits the Franciscan Center of Baltimore and Little Portion Farm.Little Portion Farm, a ministry of the Franciscan Friars Conventual, is…

Statue of St. Francis at Mount St. Francis, Mt. St. Francis IN (photo by friar Ken Bartsch)

Happy Feast Day

On the Solemnity of the Seraphic Father St. Francis, 2023, Friar Carlos Trovarelli, Minister General, wrote a message to his brothers. ...as we celebrate the eighth centenary of the Later…

Holy Cross Retreat Center has formed a Laudato, Si' committee to promote education, ecological conversion, and action on the goals of the encyclical.

Serious Heat, Sacred Responsibilities

As a faith leader, and the director of the Holy Cross Retreat Center near Las Cruces, friar Tom Smith addressed his concern for climate change and how legislation can be…

Monarch Festival at MountFest

In recent years, the friars of Our Lady of Consolation Province formed the Franciscan Earth Care and Arts Initiatives. The Earth Care Initiative celebrates the Franciscan tradition of honoring nature…