A religious vocation to serve in the Holy Land is demanding, but there is nothing like walking where Christ walked to strengthen the life of a Christian, the Franciscans of the Holy Land maintain. Fr.

As the vocation director for the Franciscan Sisters of the Renewal, Franciscan Sister Clare Matthiass helps young women discern whether they are called to religious life. But when she began discerning ...

Sister Marlene Weidenborner, a Franciscan Sisters of Allegany, N.Y., is seen in this undated photo. She celebrated her 65th anniversary of religious life Oct. 30, 2021, during the “Religious Jubilee ...

Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - For 800 years the Franciscans have been responsible for the care of the Holy Places and the "Living Stones" that inhabit them. The "Custody of the Holy Land" operates in ...

It is the story of Asif Shafique, a 27 year old civil engineer, who recently participated in a vocational animation day for the Order. His father, a doctor, often visited the institute to check the ...

On Saturday, July 6, twin brothers George and Johnny Jallouf, friars of the Custody of the Holy Land, were ordained priests in their hometown of Aleppo, Syria. It marked the first priestly ordination ...

Jum is-Sejħa Franġiskana (Franciscan Vocations Day) was held last weekend at St Anthony of Padoa church in Għajnsielem. During Sunday’s Mass vocational messages were delivered by vocations promoter Br ...

LIVERPOOL, N.Y. — An incredible milestone was celebrated at the Franciscan Villa as Sister Eugene Marie Schneider marked her 100th birthday. Sister Eugene, who joined the sisterhood in 1942, has ...

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Pop quiz: Which school has the most alumni in the St. Cecilia Congregation of the Dominican Sisters of Nashville? A. Thomas Aquinas College. B. University of Dallas. C.

One of my favorite passages from my collection of spiritual books is a section on vocation from Thomas Merton’s No Man is an Island. Speaking of St. Francis of Assisi, Merton writes: The remarkable ...

Sister Monica (Grace Anthony) Zmolek, 93, died Thursday at the Franciscan Villa in Syracuse. Zmolek was born in Clutier, Iowa. She received a bachelor’s degree in education from the University of ...