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Friar John Paul Banks ordained to the priesthood in England

St. Anthony of Padua Church in Mossley Hill, Liverpool, England was the setting for the priestly ordination of Friar John Paul Banks, OFM Conv., on Saturday, July 5, 2025. Archbishop John Sherrington, appointed by the late Pope Francis on Apr. ...

Friars lead youth on Assisi pilgrimage

Friar Chris Dudek, OFM Conv., sent photos from the Assisi Pilgrimage. There were 33 participants which included youth from St. Stanislaus Basilica in Chicopee, Mass., UNC Chapel Hill, N.C., Archbishop Curley High School, Baltimore, and St. Francis High School, Athol ...

Friar-Archbishop Hartmayer urges new Friar-Priest Sokpolie to live a life of Franciscan simplicity

Our Lady of the Angeles Province welcomed a new friar priest: Friar Franck Lino Sokpolie, OFM Conv., who was ordained to the priesthood by Friar-Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., on Saturday, July 19, 2025, at Holy Cross Catholic Church ...

U.S. Conventual Franciscan Provinces Vest Five Novices

We give thanks to Almighty God for vesting five new novices for our Order in the United States. On Saturday, July 12, 2025, friars from all around the United States gathered at the St. Francis of Assisi Novitiate in Arroyo ...

Pope Leo IV adds Mass for Care of Creation to Missal

The Vatican’s decree issuing the new formulary of the Missa pro custodia creationis (Mass for the Care of Creation), is an important pastoral resource to support the celebrations of “Creation Day” on September 1, 2025, also known as the “Feast of ...

 

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