Franciscan Media

June 23, 2025

Mother putting her hands on a grave while holding a white flower.

Pray for the Mother of Carlo Acutis

June 23, 2025

When Carlo Acutis first came onto our radars, my first impression was not jubilation that millennials finally would have a saint to call their own.

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Teen watching influencers

Under the Influencers

June 23, 2025
Every day, people are told by influencers on social media how to dress, travel, lift, blog, and moisturize. Being different and embracing our uniqueness has become unfashionable.
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A displaced Syrian family are pictured in a file photo inside their tent at a refugee camp in the village of Jeb Jennine, in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley. (OSV News photo/Paul Jeffrey)

Amid conflict, poverty, papal charity aids persecuted Christians worldwide

June 23, 2025
Amid conflict, instability and poverty, "a remarkable display of true Christian charity" helped sustain the church in more than 130 countries during the previous year, said Cardinal Mauro Piacenza, president of the papal foundation Aid to the Church in Need.
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