In the Jubilee Year of Saint Francis, join young people from across Europe in Assisi.
Our Minister General, Massimo Fusarelli OFM, has called for Prayer and Fasting on Good Friary for the Gift of Peace in the Holy Land and in our world.
During the Year of Saint Francis a plenary indulgence can be gained by the faithful who visit churches and shrines associated with the saint.
Prayers from Pope Leo and the Franciscan Family guide us as we celebrate the Jubilee Year of St Francis.
Pope Leo has declared the 800th Anniversary of the Death of St Francis a special Jubilee year.
In his Christmas Letter, our Minister General invites us to contemplate the mystery of the Incarnation, as Francis lived it and passed it on to us.
Four young Franciscan friars were beatified recently in Paris.
A Mass of Thanksgiving was celebrated on 16 November to mark the 400th annivesary of the Irish Franciscan College. The Minister General, Massimo Fusarelli OFM shared this reflection on the occasion.
This year the Irish Franciscan College in Rome celebrates the 400th anniversary of its founding by the great Franciscan scholar and theologian, Luke Wadding OFM. It was a great honour to receive a message from Pope Leo to mark the anniversary.
The Custody of the Good Shepherd is now an Autonomous Custody within the Franciscan Order.
