Franciscan Fr. Cyprian Berens, OFM, whose ministry led him from parishes in the U.S. to the friars' headquarters in Rome, died May 13 at St. Paul's Archbishop Leibold Home for the Aged in Cincinnati, ...

QUINCY — In March 2020, the Franciscan friars in Quincy, representing the Sacred Heart Province of the Franciscan Order of Friars Minor, relinquished control of the St. Francis Solanus Parish to the ...

As part of local and regional synodal meetings for Franciscan friars, Franciscans share a laugh as they take part in a table exercise in Prior Lake, Minn., in October 2024, in which participants ...

Bartholomew I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople and others at the Pontifical Antonianum University in Rome, Italy, on May 30, 2025. (Credit: Religión Digital.) Listen The Order of Franciscan ...

Cincinnati - Franciscan Fr. Bruno Kremp, OFM, devoted his life to his adopted country. But he never forgot his roots. A former pastor, hospital chaplain, retreat master, vocation director, marriage ...

Pope Francis on Nov. 9 appointed Father Roberto Pasolini, OFM Cap, as the new preacher of the Papal Household, replacing Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa, 90, who held that position for 44 years. Father ...

The Holy Dormition/St. Clare Secular Franciscan Fraternity has a spiritual retreat scheduled from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at St. John Bosco Catholic Church, 573 Route 73, Conyngham. In an event release, ...

A Roman Catholic charitable order in California filed for bankruptcy this week to ensure “just financial compensation” in nearly 100 lawsuits related to decade-old allegations of sexual abuse. The ...

The Franciscan friars of the Saint Barbara Province are members of a Roman Catholic religious Order, from a diversity of backgrounds and cultures, dedicated to serving the poor and promoting justice, ...

Friar Richard Florek , OFM Conv., a Franciscan Friar of the Our Lady of the Angels Province, died on Saturday, March 22, 2025. Born in Buffalo on Dec. 23, 1944, he was son of the late Walter and ...