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Hope For Venezuela
After the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela, Conventual Franciscans are providing food, shelter and care for vulnerable families. Every donation helps bring relief where it is urgently needed. Stand with those who have lost so much.
https://t.co/4SY3sbx8lh

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Inspired By Francis
Young people gathered in Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil, to reflect on St. Francis’ Testament, pray, build fraternity and explore their vocation. A joyful day showed how the Franciscan spirit continues to inspire new generations.
https://t.co/O1MsbvFlzb

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Larger Shared Table
A growing formation house in Lusaka, Zambia, needs a larger dining hall so young friars can share daily fraternity around one table. Project 34/2026 will expand the space for future vocations. Your support can help make it possible.
https://t.co/Pz13jaIc5R

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Visit to Mexico
A fraternal visit to Mexico highlighted formation and vocation discernment as the Province strengthens its Franciscan identity while responding to today’s vocational challenges with hope and renewed commitment.
https://t.co/5fC1UMvgEV

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Franciscan World Cup
Could the World Cup trace part of its story to Pope Leo XIII and Rerum Novarum? A reflection follows the path from Jules Rimet to Franciscan social thought, revealing an unexpected historical connection.
https://t.co/blBnLbABmT

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Federation Meeting
Leaders of the Order gathered in Rome to reflect on formation, the Franciscan charism, governance, mission and the Six-Year Plan, strengthening collaboration among the Federations serving the worldwide fraternity.
https://t.co/5NodQfjWO4

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Soup Kitchen
A Franciscan soup kitchen in Zagreb, Croatia, seeks new cold storage units to keep serving hundreds of people in need with safe daily meals. A simple gift can help sustain this vital work of charity.
https://t.co/XqIGHsGG5M

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Young Pilgrims
Nearly 40 young Americans journeyed through Rome, Assisi, Greccio, Florence, Venice and Padua with Conventual Franciscan friars, discovering the lives of St. Francis and St. Clare while deepening faith, friendship and the Franciscan charism.
https://t.co/NjeHgj1AA0

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Holy Land Appeal
Franciscan Provincial Ministers in the United States urged Secretary Marco Rubio to seek stronger protection for Christian and Muslim communities in the West Bank amid escalating settler violence.
https://t.co/3UWJcwyxy2

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Indonesia OFS Chapter
Indonesia’s Secular Franciscan Order held its 7th National Elective Chapter in Borneo. Delegates elected a new National Council and renewed their commitment to justice, peace and care for creation.
https://t.co/kmexyaQxGK

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Ghana Novices Vested
Fifteen novices received the Franciscan habit at St. Francis of Assisi Novitiate in Saltpond, Ghana. The celebration marked the 800th Transitus anniversary as they began their canonical year of formation.
https://t.co/18M2mylAWS

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Mexico Formation Week
Mexico’s Province of Our Lady of Guadalupe opened its 2026 Franciscan Formation Week in Cuautitlán Izcalli. Friars, men in formation and Poor Clares reflected on the writings of St. Francis during the 800th Transitus anniversary.
https://t.co/rVIeywku98

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90 Years Blessed
Friars and faithful gathered in Prague, Czech Republic, to celebrate the 90th birthday of Friar Oldřich PRACHAŘ, honoring decades of priestly ministry and his dedication to the Basilica of St. James the Greater.
https://t.co/qF6rAF0sGB

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Called in Fátima
Young people gathered in Fátima, Portugal, for the Franciscan vocation camp “Called… What About You?” Three days of prayer, fraternity and discernment invited them to reflect on God’s call in the footsteps of St. Francis.
https://t.co/idmEuTUGcN

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New Friary
Japan celebrates the blessing of the rebuilt Friary of the B.V.M., Mediatrix of Graces in Nigawa. Rebuilt after the 2023 fire, it opens a new chapter of Franciscan fraternity, prayer and hospitality with renewed hope.
https://t.co/zfSjz4EmCI

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New Novices Vested
Six new novices were vested in Arroyo Grande, California, officially beginning their Franciscan novitiate and taking their first step in the life of the Order.
https://t.co/UbXUS3Pche

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Ghana Chapter Begins
The Custody of St. Anthony of Padua in Ghana held the first part of its Ordinary Chapter, re-electing Friar Vitus Edem Yao MENSAH as Provincial Custos and preparing its new four-year plan.
https://t.co/JkoNM7iYt8

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Formation in Brasilia
Thirty friars gathered in Brasilia, Brazil, for continuing formation on leadership, fraternity and service, strengthening their mission through reflection, dialogue and the Franciscan charism.
https://t.co/sVxEpeCw1k

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Altar History Found
Research has reconstructed the journey of a former altar from the Crypt of St. Francis in Assisi. Today, its restored remains are preserved at Carrollton Hall in Ellicott City, Maryland.
https://t.co/3IzD1E7MMt

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Sacred Art Returns
Two historic paintings of St. Francis and St. Maximilian, donated in Australia in 1982, have found a new home in Niepokalanów, Poland, where they will soon be displayed for pilgrims and visitors.
https://t.co/fm1gmdgcAd