A Missionary Pope for a Missionary Church First message from Pope Leo XIV Peace be with you all! Top: Then-Bishop Robert Prevost journeys by horseback to reach the faithful in…

There are fourteen Muslim-majority countries including Egypt, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, Turkey, Morocco, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bangladesh, Jordan, Palestine, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Albania, and Indonesia, who rejoiced to…

Friar Mario greets Pope Francis in Vatican City, on June 17, 2019. Pope Francis has had a lasting impact on the Church especially, the Latin American Church. Many Latino communities…

Memories of Pope Francis By friar Carlos A. Trovarelli, OFM Conv., Minister General of the Conventual Franciscan Friars Speaking from the depths of my heart, I wish to honor Cardinal…

As Saint Francis drew near his death he dictated a Testament, his final instruction to the brothers he was about to leave. He opens by recommending three basic elements of…

Choosing Francis: The Name That Shaped a Papacy By friar Bob Roddy, OFM Conv. Why did Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, a former Jesuit, choose the name Francis? During the 2013…

In the Gospel parable of the sower and the seed (Mt. 13:18-25), the reception of the Word meets both non-reception and superabundant reception. The Pope himself was well aware of…

His Last Easter Passover By Bishop John Stowe, OFM Conv. Pope Francis made his final, heartfelt plea for peace to the world in his Easter Sunday blessing to the city…