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God’s Work Within

Murray Bodo, OFM, and Susan Saint Sing October 2, 2024

The moment we surrender to the truth that God is not present to us in the way we would like God to be—namely, at our

The Power of Pilgrimage

Franciscan Media September 26, 2024

We don’t use the words pilgrim and pilgrimage much anymore. Sure, some people are vaguely familiar with the idea, but most Christians have never participated

Lady Jacoba and the Spirituality of Presence

Darleen Pryds, PhD September 24, 2024

What do cookies have to do with Franciscan spirituality? When St. Francis was on his deathbed, a seemingly simple treat brought by his good friend Lady Jacoba lifted his spirits and soothed his suffering.

Abbé Pierre, a well-known activist for the poor and the homeless who died in 2007 at the age of 94, is pictured in this Oct. 3, 2002, file photo. French Catholics were shocked to learn July 17, 2024 of the "sexual assault or sexual harassment" allegations against the famed priest. (OSV News photo/Philippe Wojazer, Reuters)

French bishops urge Vatican to help investigate Abbé Pierre

OSV News September 24, 2024

As the Emmaus Community for the poor investigates accusations of sexual abuse against its once-iconic, now disgraced, founder Abbé Pierre, the case made international headlines as Pope Francis commented on it while on his return voyage to Rome from Asia last week.

An asylum-seeking migrant family from Haiti cross the Rio Bravo to turn themselves in to U.S Border Patrol agents to request asylum in El Paso, Texas, as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, April 22, 2022. (OSV News photo/Jose Luis Gonzalez, Reuters)

Ohio bishops demand respect for migrants’ ‘infinite dignity’ amid false claims, threats

OSV News September 23, 2024

Ohio’s bishops are urging Catholics and all people of good will to “turn to God and ask for eyes to see the infinite dignity of every person” amid false claims surrounding Haitian immigrants in that state’s town of Springfield, which have prompted bomb threats and hoaxes.

Why I Became a Secular Franciscan

Franciscan Media September 17, 2024

St. Francis established three different Orders. The first one is for the friars; the second is for nuns, such as the Poor Clares; and the third is the Secular Franciscan Order.

A man walks past a banner reading "Stop Human Trafficking!" in 2018 in Valletta, Malta. (OSV News photo/Guglielmo Mangiapane, Reuters)

Missing boy’s case spurs church groups to combat human trafficking in Argentina

OSV News September 10, 2024

More than two months after 5-year-old Loan Peña went missing in the northeastern Argentina town of Nueve de Julio, the church continues to promote marches to demand his captors release him.

woman joyfully looking into sky while standing in a sunflower field.

Shout Out Gratitude and Praise

Richard Rohr, OFM September 9, 2024

If I would be honest, our Trinitarian mystics sometimes make me wonder if I am in on the full Mystery myself yet.

Boldest Flower in Assisi

Susan Hines-Brigger August 29, 2024

Clare often called herself the “little plant of St. Francis.” And while St. Francis may have helped start her growth, she certainly did most of the growing and spreading on her own.