Franciscans

For the first time in eight centuries, the mortal remains of St. Francis of Assisi are being exposed for an extended period of public veneration.

(OSV News) — After Pope Leo XIV proclaimed the Jubilee Year of St. Francis from Jan. 10, 2026, to Jan. 10, 2027, the Vatican’s Apostolic Penitentiary also issued a decree granting …

An official closing session of the diocesan phase of the canonization process followed the Feb. 9 Mass, where the cause’s leaders ceremoniously sealed several boxes containing the diocesan phase’s documents …

The words of “Dilexi Te” (“I Have Loved You”) — the apostolic exhortation on love for the poor released by the Vatican Oct. 9 — come from the pen of …

“The emotion I felt when I heard the sound revealing itself after 800 years of silence was like … opening the tomb of a pharaoh.”

(OSV News) — After climbing the podcast charts with “Rosary in a Year,” Father Mark-Mary Ames of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal recently released “Eight Promises of God: Discovering Hope …

Father Kolbe encouraged the Japanese friars to remain faithful to their mission despite wartime hardships, placing all in Mary’s hands.

“The internationality, the encounters and the dialogue with people of other religions and cultures have profoundly changed me.”

The “Mysteries and Medicines” journal is designed to help people learn how to pray, Father Mark-Mary said.

Ever wonder why there is a worldwide feast for the Lateran Basilica in Rome? Every year on Nov. 9, the church celebrates the dedication of the Archbasilica of St. John …