The custos serves as a unique provincial minister within the Franciscan order, leading a community of friars while also being ...

"André is an Idiot," which chronicles a San Franciscan's battle against colon cancer, took home a Sundance award for its ...

The celebration of Hank Kuzma Day took place at Franciscan University on Saturday afternoon. Kuzma was a legendary coach who ...

The Dicastery for the Causes of Saints has promulgated a decree recognizing that five Spanish Franciscans were killed “in ...

WARSAW, Poland (OSV News) – “I will not send away any Jewish child,” assured Mother Matylda Getter, superior of the Warsaw ...

Credit: Church in Poland Alongside St. Maximilian Kolbe, the other Conventual Franciscan martyrs who physically and ...

VATICAN—Another woman was appointed at the Vatican when the Pope Francis announced that a Franciscan nun will be installed in March as head of the General Secretariat of the Government of the Vatican ...

The Philippines has lost a champion of the environment and indigenous people with the death of Franciscan priest Father Pedro ...

In an opening address, the pope, lamented that throughout the world, children’s rights “are daily trampled upon and ignored.” ...

Holy Saturday marks the end of the Lenten season on April 19, it is a time to mourn the death of Jesus and to prepare for his resurrection. After sunset, the Easter Vigil is often celebrated it is a a ...

Franciscan Father Joachim speaks with people visiting the gift store at Our Lady's Chapel in downtown New Bedford after delivering Ash Wednesday Mass. Ash Wednesday, also known as the Day of Ashes ...