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January 16, 2015

Pope's canonization announcement surprises Franciscan's promoters

Blessed Junipero Serra, a Spanish Franciscan who ministered in U.S. and Mexico, is pictured in an undated painting. During his flight from Sri Lanka to Manila, Philippines, Jan. 15, Pope Francis said he would canonize Blessed Junipero in September.

WASHINGTON - Surprising even the people who have been promoting the sainthood cause of Blessed Junipero Serra, Pope Francis announced Jan. 15 that in September, he hopes to canonize the 18th-century Spanish Franciscan who founded a string of missions across Mexico and California.

Published in International
October 6, 2014

Benedict Groeschel, popular priest and controversial media figure, dies at 81

Father Benedict J. Groeschel, founder of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal and aleading pro-life figure, is pictured in a 2008 photo. He died Oct. 3 at age 81 after a long illness.

NEW YORK - Fr. Benedict Groeschel, a Franciscan priest whose long beard, gray robes, prolific writings and often controversial views made him a distinctive and popular presence in Catholic media, died Oct. 3 at St. Joseph’s Home for the Elderly in Totowa, N.J.

Published in International
August 25, 2014

Force alone cannot stop 'religious cleansing' in Mideast, custos says

Protesters in Stuttgart, Germany, rally during an Aug. 23 demonstration initiated by the Syrian Orthodox Church in solidarity with religious minorities threatened in Northern Iraq and throughout the Middle East. The Franciscan custos of the Holy Land sai d force alone cannot stop "religious cleansing" in the Middle East.

VATICAN CITY - Although Christians, Muslims and Jews have struggled for hundreds of years to live peacefully alongside each other in the Middle East, "we have never seen the kind of 'religious cleansing' we are witnessing today," said the head of the region's Franciscans.

Published in International
July 22, 2014

With passion for projects, Franciscan works to give Hondurans options

Franciscan Father Alberto Gauci looks over a soccer stadium he is helping to build in Juticalpa, Honduras, where he has promoted public works projects for the past 31 years. The stadium, which cost approximate $2 million, is nearing completion.

JUTICALPA, Honduras - Franciscan Father Alberto Gauci's field of dreams unfolds in a remote corner of Central America, far from the limelight of the recently concluded World Cup. His soccer stadium sports a full-size pitch, floodlights for night games and covered seating for 20,000 screaming fans. There's even a parking lot.

Published in International
May 29, 2014

Teens to LEAD the way

Franciscan LEAD offers teens an opportunity to deepen their faith in advance of the Toronto Steubenville conference.

TORONTO - Steubenville conferences are gathering young Catholics to LEAD.

Published in Youth Speak News
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