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You are invited to A Franciscan Federation Book Discussion Series. Members of the Franciscan Federation will facilitate this unique opportunity for prayer, study, dialogue and discussion on racial injustice. Isabel Wilkerson’s book provides a guide [...]

A  Franciscan Renaissance: needed, costly and within reach Presentation for the 56th Annual Franciscan Federation Conference (AFC) June 12, 2021 -Brian McLaren You are invited to join in a virtual dialogue on Brian [...]

View "Reviewing Our Values" These late summer days call us to reflect on our Franciscan values, remember our servant leaders, support our current leaders, and give thanks for acts of charity and care for [...]

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The Sisters of St. Francis - Sacred Heart Charitable Fund is now taking applications for its September 1, 2021 deadline. To be eligible, the grant-seeking organization must meet the following criteria: It is sponsored by an [...]

Title: Camino of St. Clare: Vignettes from her life Date: 08/04/2021 Author: Pat Millen, OSF The Franciscan Federation Region 6 and Forming St. Francis Secular Fraternity in Sacramento, CA invite you to: the Camino [...]

Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity of Sacred Heart Province announce the next cycle of its Sisters of St. Francis – Sacred Heart Charitable Fund. We invite applications for a grant [...]

Starting in January 2021 Plan now to attend four Zoom sessions to meet some of the conversation partners who will join us for VIRTUAL AFC, June 11-14. Co-sponsored by the Commission of Regions and [...]

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Executive Committee of Elected Leaders' Commission The Commission of Elected Leaders is making this video available to our membership for their use as Councils or individuals to learn about Commissaries - those designated by [...]

Laudato Si’ and Integral Ecology We offer this course for everyone who wants to gain insights into the major themes of Pope Francis’ groundbreaking encyclical and who desires to become a part  of the [...]

PORTIUNCULA CENTER FOR PRAYER 9263 W. ST. FRANCIS RD., FRANKFORT, IL 60423 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ HEARING THE VOICE OF GOD IN YOUR LIFE WITH FR. ALBERT HAASE (Live Zoom retreat) Dates/Times:  Friday, September 11 (7:00 - [...]

Sister Ingrid Peterson, 84, a Franciscan Sister of the Congregation of Our Lady of Lourdes, Rochester, MN, died at Assisi Heights, June 28, 2020. Janet Peterson was born July 2, 1935 in Grantsburg, [...]

Dear Franciscan Federation Members, Associates, Friends, We met with NIX and considered some later dates in 2020 in Denver for this gathering. However, the unknown scope of the Coronavirus Pandemic in the next few months, [...]

Position Opening: Franciscan Federation Treasurer There is an immediate opening for the position of Treasurer of the Franciscan Federation. The Treasurer serves on the National Board and is a voting member of the Board. The [...]

The Hospital Sisters of St. Francis are seeking a qualified individual to enhance the worship and prayer life of the Hospital Sisters of St. Francis by planning, coordinating, and providing meaningful liturgies which honor [...]

Minister General Michael Perry, OFM, is recovering from injuries sustained in an Aug. 15 bicycle accident on the lakefront in Chicago. In a letter written to the Order from his hospital bed, he described the details [...]

Sr. Francis Therese Woznicki, SSJ-TOSF On August 11, 2019, Feast of St. Clare, Sr. Francis Therese Woznicki, SSJ-TOSF died. Her death came as a surprise but clearly her passing was a quiet [...]

Sisters of St. Joseph of the Third Order of St. FrancisAugust 17 at 9:34 PMSister Francis Therese Woznicki, age 86, passed away peacefully and unexpectedly on Sunday August 11th, the Feast of St. Clare. Sister [...]

Brother Ed Coughlin, OFM, President of Siena College, Albany, NY, died on July 30, 2019. He was a friend to the Federation and its members' hopes for our TOR charism! See Siena College's tribute [...]

The drawing for the Assisi Pilgrimage took place at the Annual Federation Banquet in St. Louis on Sunday, June 23. The winners are: First Place  - Sister Christa Franzer OSF - Two week Pilgrimage to [...]

Franciscan Federation JPIC Resolution For 2019 – 2020 Welcoming The Refugees, Immigrants, Asylum Seekers Statement of Resolution We, the members of the Franciscan Federation, recognize that we live in a nation at a time when [...]

For Immediate Release: St. Bonaventure’s Franciscan Institute announces 2019-2021 members of Research Advisory Council BONAVENTURE, N.Y., Feb. 1, 2019 — Fr. David Couturier, O.F.M. Cap., executive director of the Franciscan Institute at St. Bonaventure University, has [...]

FEBRUARY 5, 2019                                                             CONTACT:  Pamela Gray Payton                                                 Jesse Betancourt University of [...]