St. Francis of Assisi might be the first name that comes to mind when you think of a Franciscan saint or holy person. St.

More than 10,000 Catholics from around the world gathered in Savannah, Georgia, on All Hallow’s Eve, Oct. 31, 2026, to ...

May you announce and preach His praise to all nations in such a way that praise and thanks may always be given to the all-powerful God by all people throughout the world at every hour and whenever ...

St. Francis of Assisi sought to be an instrument of peace in a world marked by conflict and division. Today, the friars of the Province of Our Lady of Guadalupe continue to see peacemaking as a Gospel ...

Fr. Kenan was born on Sept. 22, 1940, to Leonard and Antoinette (née Huetten) Freson, in St. Bernard, Ohio, a suburb of Cincinnati founded by German immigrants in the 19th century. His father was a ...

The Province of Our Lady of Guadalupe is sad to share that Fr. Bernard Kennedy, OFM, 66, of Burlington, Wisconsin, died on Oct. 17, 2026, after a brief illness.

How can we stay rooted in the dignity of the human person amid rapidly advancing technology? Br. Steven Patti, OFM, recently considered that question with parishioners at St. Camillus Church in Silver ...

Around the Province of Our Lady of Guadalupe, friars and the communities they serve marked the 800th anniversary of the Transitus and feast of St. Francis in many beautiful ways, gathering in prayer, ...

The Cincinnati Art Museum, a world-class cultural institution, will debut a documentary film that explores St. Francis' influence on the development of Western art from the Renaissance to modern ...

During an investiture service on Sept. 29, 2026 at Old Mission Santa Barbara in Santa Barbara, California, three novices joyfully received an iconic symbol of Franciscan life: the brown habit. This is ...

As we celebrate the 800th Anniversary of the Transitus, the death and passage of St. Francis to eternal life, I am reminded of the 2015 people’s pastoral written by the Catholic Committee of ...