In the early hours of D- Day, June 6, 1944, military chaplain Fr. Ignatius Maternowski parachuted into the occupied territory of the hamlet of Guetteville in the town of Picauville.…
Mauro Cardinal Gambetti, in his mid-50s, is one of the youngest cardinals in the Church. He is also the first Conventual Franciscan to be created a cardinal in the last…
Fr. Michael Lasky OFM Conv. will become the new General Delegate for Justice, Peace, and the Integrity of Creation (JPIC) for the Conventual Franciscan Order. He will depart for Italy…
A Mediaeval Franciscan Friary One of my pastimes is visiting old monastic ruins. Whilst I was on holiday last year in Co. Donegal, Ireland, I had the opportunity to drive…
“bring the whole human family together . . . for we know that things can change” (Laudato Si’ 13)The Laudato Sí Action Platform, launched by the Vatican, will help Catholic…
“If you want to be great, become the least and the servant of all”cf. Mk 10:43b-44The following is from a Letter of the Minister General, Friar Carlos A. Trovarelli, written…