Ask a Franciscan

The Jewish leaders brought Jesus before Pilate because they said their law would not allow them to put anyone to death. However, earlier in the same Gospel, they were planning to stone a woman caught in adultery. Wasn’t this a ...

The other day at Mass, someone told me that the pope has said that priests can no longer celebrate Mass in Latin. Is that true?

Why does your online Saint of the Day feature have a different saint for that day compared to other books or websites? 

What book in the Bible should I read first so as not to get lost or give up? 

Over the past years, I have noticed a steady decline of the younger folks in the Catholic Church. Do you have any explanation for this exodus?

Are there some resources for the struggle I find myself experiencing: believing that my mom, who died several months ago, is indeed in heaven with God?