The Order of Friars Minor Conventual (OFM) St. Maximilian Kolbe (1894–1941) is recognized as one of the most famous Franciscan martyrs of the 20th century. He was canonized by Pope John Paul II ...

On Jan. 27, the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, the Nazi concentration camp in Poland, Catholics everywhere remembered the holy men and women who were witnesses of faith, hope and ...

St. Francesco (Francis) Antonio Fasani was born as Giovanneillo in Lucera, Italy in 1681, the son of Giuseppe Fasani and Isabella Della Monaca. He entered the Conventual Franciscans in 1695 and ...

Alongside St Maximilian Kolbe, the other Conventual Franciscan martyrs who physically and spiritually ministered to people in Auschwitz were Father Jan Antonin Bajewski (1915–1941), known for his ...

Pope Francis canonized the martyrs during World Mission Sunday ... Father Steve McMichael, with the Order of Friars Minor Conventual who is also an associate professor of theology at the University of ...

The Reluctant Saint is a 1962 American-Italian historical comedy drama film which tells the story of Joseph of Cupertino, a 17th-century Italian Conventual Franciscan friar and mystic, venerated as a ...

Pope Francis' arm is in a sling Thursday after the Vatican confirmed he was injured in a fall, the second such incident in a matter of weeks. The Vatican said Francis fell inside his residence ...

President Donald Trump has received criticism from Pope Francis as the 47th U.S. president is set to unleash his mass deportation plan. The Holy Father weighed in on the anticipated operation ...

Pope Francis is being treated for a contusion on his right forearm after falling at his residence, the latest of several recent health challenges for the 88-year-old pontiff. The incident comes ...

Pope Francis has fallen over and injured his right arm but did not suffer any broken bones, the Vatican says. In a statement, the Holy See press office said that due to a fall Thursday morning in ...

ROME — Pope Francis on Sunday called plans by President-elect Donald Trump for the mass deportation of undocumented immigrants a “disgrace,” signaling the return of the rocky relationship ...