Pope Nicholas IV (1288 to 1292)

Franciscan Popes - Part 3 (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?)When…

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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…

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Assisi by the Chesapeake

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…

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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…

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Happy Feast Day
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…

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