From Wounds, New Life

On January 5, 2024, at the Sanctuary of La Verna, Italy, the opening celebration of the 800th anniversary of the Stigmata of St. Francis (1224-2024) took place on Mount La…

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(pope) Nicholas V

Franciscan Popes - Part 5 (An excerpt from a presentation by friar Joseph Wood OFM Conv.Read the introduction to this seriesRead Part 2 of the the series: Pope Gregory XI?Part…

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Greccio and the O Antiphons

Creating Your Nativity Scene with Pope Francis is a free Franciscan resource*, available in eighteen languages, honoring the 800th anniversary of the Christmas at Greccio. (Click here for the English…

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Conventual Franciscan Bishops

The Order of Friars Minor Conventual currently has 25 archbishops and bishops serving around the world. The Order also has two cardinals. On November 20-22, 2023, 18 of these Conventual…

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