The provincial ministers of the seven US Provinces have issued a statement on Roe Vs. Wade. Click title for full statement.

Using the former space occupied by Franciscan Media, the SJB Province has opened a Center to assist the homeless.

We have received word that Mrs. Matilda Zammit, beloved mother of our brother, Friar Jimmy Zammit, OFM, passed peacefully into eternal life in the morning hours of December 11th.  She was 86 years of age. ​​​​​​​

We commend to your prayers the soul of our brother, Friar Juniper O'Connor, OFM, (65) who passed into eternal life during the early afternoon on Monday, November 27th. At the time of his passing, Friar Juniper was under the care of the Staff at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater, Florida. Friar Juniper was the Guardian of St. Paul Friary, Clearwater Beach, Florida.

We have received word that Mr. Guillermo Ruiz Lopez, beloved father of our brother, Friar Orlando Ruiz, OFM, passed into eternal life during the evening of Friday, November 24th, while surrounded by his family and loved ones. He was 66 years of age.

• St. Thomas Aquinas Parish celebrates One Hundred Years • Friar Thomas Washburn Finishes Term as ESC Executive Secretary • Postulants Visit Upstate New York Friaries • Hurricane Irma Causes Damage to Clearwater Friary • St. Anthony , NYC Homeless Outreach • Time Capsule from Troy Seminary Opened • Minister General Asks Forgiveness of Native Americans. See all these stories in the November Newsletter

Accordingly to "La Croix," an historic meeting of the three branches of the Franciscans has taken place in Lyon, France.

Friar Louis Diego De Tommaso, OFM, age 89, passed into eternal life on October 31. Friar Louis was affiliated with Padua Friary in Manhattan, and in residence at Mary Manning Walsh Nursing Home.

Washington, DC- The leaders of 161 Catholic colleges and universities, religious congregations, national organizations, and health care providers, including the seven provincial ministers of the OFMs have issued a letter to President Trump and the US Congress supporting climate change science, funding, and international policy negotiations. Click the title for the full story at"Catholic Climate Covenant."

The six novices currently participating in the OFM Interprovincial Novitiate all received their habits in a service attended by friars from around the province (of St. Barbara) and across the country at Old Mission Santa Barbara on Tuesday, November 14.

In December 2016 Domenico Sorrentino, Bishop of Assisi – Nocera Umbra – Gualdo Tadino has established a new shrine and issued a pastoral letter on "renunciation."

Victor is a simply professed friar from the Our Lady of Guadalupe Province who is in the process of joining the Immaculate Conception Province. Victor will be assigned to the Convento San Francisco. See Victor's profile in the formation section. Welcome Victor!

The celebrations for the Franciscan presence in the Holy Land continue. Christian Media Center is offering updated news and live streaming conferences. Visit: https://www.cmc-terrasanta.org/en/

A weekend of discernment was held at Immaculate Conception Friary, Boston on the weekend of October 12th. Two men joined the postulants and friars to explore Franciscan life. Read the full story on the "Join Us" page or just click the title.

Our brother Mark Brown passed into eternal life on October 7, 2017. Mark was 79 years of age at his passing. He was stationed at St. Paul's, Clearwater Beach, FL.

Throughout the world the Feast of St. Francis was celebrated on October 4th. People throughout the world gathered for the Blessing of the Animals, the Transitus, and the Feastday itself. Visit our photo gallery for updates on activities held throughout the province

Our brother, Friar Francis de Sales Paolo, OFM, passed into eternal life during the evening of October 2nd. At the time of his passing, Fr. Francis was affiliated with the community of Saint Paul Friary, Clearwater Beach, Florida, while under hospice care by the staff of Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater, Florida. He was 85 years of age. Fr. Francis was the son of the late Emily (Quarantiello) and Domenic Paolo, having been born in Boston, Massachusetts on May 11, 1932. He is survived by his sister-in-law Louise and brother Ronald Paolo, Sr., of Mashpee, Massachusetts, his niece Rhonda Paolo and nephew Matthew Paolo of Mashpee, Massachusetts, and his nephews Domenic Paolo and Ronald Paolo, Jr., of Saugus, Massachusetts.

On Thursday, September 28, 2017, Friar Joachin Mejia took his oath and became a citizen of the United States.

Citing declines in attendance at Mass, enrollments in schools, numbers of priests, and reduced requests for sacraments, the Diocese of Pittsburgh is unveiling a plan for a restructuring and reallocating of resources. The friars have long served in the diocese, having staffed Serra High School, St. Peter's and Our Lady Help of Christians parishes, the University of Pittsburgh, and still remain at St. Pamphilus Parish in Beechview.

The Provincial and Definitorium of the Province of St. Casmir visited New York.