Sister Marlene Weidenborner, a Franciscan Sisters of Allegany, N.Y., is seen in this undated photo. She celebrated her 65th anniversary of religious life Oct. 30, 2021, during the “Religious Jubilee ...

As the vocation director for the Franciscan Sisters of the Renewal, Franciscan Sister Clare Matthiass helps young women discern whether they are called to religious life. But when she began discerning ...

Jum is-Sejħa Franġiskana (Franciscan Vocations Day) was held last weekend at St Anthony of Padoa church in Għajnsielem. Members of the Maltese Franciscan community crossed over to Gozo to join their ...

Singapore (Agenzia Fides) - South Asia and Oceania are parts of the world experiencing “a positive response to vocations to the Franciscan religious life,” which is a sign of hope for the Franciscan ...

Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - For 800 years the Franciscans have been responsible for the care of the Holy Places and the "Living Stones" that inhabit them. The "Custody of the Holy Land" operates in ...

As we continue sharing memories of Pope Francis, CSTM students and faculty share the ways he has had an effect on their personal calls or vocations. "I remember when Francis was first elected - the ...

On Saturday, July 6, twin brothers George and Johnny Jallouf, friars of the Custody of the Holy Land, were ordained priests in their hometown of Aleppo, Syria. It marked the first priestly ordination ...

LIVERPOOL, N.Y. — An incredible milestone was celebrated at the Franciscan Villa as Sister Eugene Marie Schneider marked her 100th birthday. Sister Eugene, who joined the sisterhood in 1942, has ...

Jum is-Sejħa Franġiskana (Franciscan Vocations Day) was held last weekend at St Anthony of Padoa church in Għajnsielem. During Sunday’s Mass vocational messages were delivered by vocations promoter Br ...

Sister Monica (Grace Anthony) Zmolek, 93, died Thursday at the Franciscan Villa in Syracuse. Zmolek was born in Clutier, Iowa. She received a bachelor’s degree in education from the University of ...