Franciscan Fr. Cyprian Berens, OFM, whose ministry led him from parishes in the U.S. to the friars' headquarters in Rome, died May 13 at St. Paul's Archbishop Leibold Home for the Aged in Cincinnati, ...

QUINCY — In March 2020, the Franciscan friars in Quincy, representing the Sacred Heart Province of the Franciscan Order of Friars Minor, relinquished control of the St. Francis Solanus Parish to the ...

The Order of Friars Minor announced Tuesday the election of Rome-native Fr. Massimo Fusarelli to be their newest minister general. Fusarelli, 58, was elected by the order for a term of six years. The ...

As part of local and regional synodal meetings for Franciscan friars, Franciscans share a laugh as they take part in a table exercise in Prior Lake, Minn., in October 2024, in which participants ...

Cincinnati - Fr. Carl Hawver, OFM, died Dec. 31 at St. Margaret Hall in Cincinnati. Fr. Carl was 78 years old and had been under palliative care for some weeks. A sensitive and caring friar, he was ...

Franciscan friars pray during Mass July 3, 2021, at the opening of the Order of Friars Minor's general chapter, a gathering in Rome of 116 Franciscan leaders and delegates representing some 13,000 ...

The Order of Friars Minor, commonly known as the Franciscans, elected Father Massimo Fusarelli, 58, to be minister general of the order. He is pictured in an undated photo. (Credit: CNS photo/courtesy ...

Bishop-elect Jallouf joined the Franciscans of the Custody of the Holy Land, holding various positions before returning to Knayeh in 2001 as a parish priest. The new Bishop Hanna Jallouf walks down ...

Well into retirement, Franciscan Fr. Valentine Young, OFM, served where he was needed. At 80, he was teaching Latin at Roger Bacon High School. When he died Jan. 17 at the age of 88, he was still ...

A Roman Catholic charitable order in California filed for bankruptcy this week to ensure “just financial compensation” in nearly 100 lawsuits related to decade-old allegations of sexual abuse. The ...

Pope Francis poses with the superiors of the four main men’s branches of the Franciscan family during a meeting at the Vatican in April 2017. The Rev. Marco Tasca, who was just appointed archbishop of ...

Father Massimo Fusarelli succeeds Father Michael Perry, a native of Indianapolis, who led the order since 2013. Father Massimo Fusarelli is the new minister general of the Order of Friars Minor.