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Saint Josephine Bakhita

Josephine Bakhita was born in the Sudan around 1869. Kidnapped by Arab slave traders when she was about seven years old, for many years Josephine was bought and sold, treated…

Update from Our Friars in Ukraine

For more than fourteen years, the Conventual Franciscan community in Kremenchuk, a city in the Poltava region of central Ukraine, has been caring for the homeless, the poor and needy.…

A Vocational Song

'Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.' Last…

Friars Timothy Machila, Simon Minyati, and Ayub Mwenda serve four parishes in the Diocese of Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Kenyan Friars and Wisconsin parishioners exchange their gifts Representing his Kenyan Franciscan Province in mission appeals across the US Midwest, friar Simon Minyati developed deep feelings for the people he…

Midway Meeting of the Order

During the week of January 16 to 20, the first round of the Order’s “Midway” Meeting was held at the Seraphicum College in Rome.The General Definitory met with the Ministers…

A Culture of Care in the Amazon: Part Three

Brazil’s Black Awareness Day Highlights Indigenous Peoples Friar Erick G. Marin Carballo OFM Conv. lives with other religious and laity who are part of his itinerant team. Their shared life…