Happy Feast of St. Francis
The Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi

Happy Feast of St. Francis

A message to the Order on the Solemnity of St. Francis in 2026 from Friar Carlos Trovarelli, Minister General In the message, Friar Carlos encourages us to seek the grace…

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Saints on Their Way

On September 12–13, 2026, the second annual “Saints on Their Way” meeting took place at the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg, Maryland, USA. The Shrine began…

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Feast of the Stigmata of Saint Francis

September 17, 2024, was the 800th anniversary of the Stigmata of Saint Francis of Assisi. Francis, while in solitude on Mount La Verna, “saw a Seraph with six fiery and shining…

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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.…

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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…

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