Follow the work of the Franciscan Friars Conventual as they live out their vocation. Our friars minister in 19 (arch)diocese of the Eastern United States, England, Ireland, and Brazil. The Companions of St. Anthony support the work of friars ministering in more than 60 countries around the world.

Franciscan Week of the Poor
As we approach the end of this Year of St. Francis, the Ministers General of the Franciscan Order have declared the first week of November

St. Francis High School Opens New Facilities
This month, the newest facilities at St. Francis High School in Hamburg, New York were dedicated and blessed, and they are now being enjoyed by

A Weekend for St. Francis
There was an unmistakable joy in the air at the Shrine of St. Anthony in Ellicott City, Maryland the first weekend of October. Throughout the

Lost and Found
Laura Kelly Fanucci often wonders what St. Anthony must feel like taking so many requests to help find lost items day in and day out.

Hundreds Gather for Candlelight Vigil Honoring Fallen D-Day Chaplain
More than 80 years since Fr. Ignatius Maternowski, OFM Conv, was killed in action in the early hours of the morning on June 6, 1944,

“We Begin Again”
Reflection by Friar Michael Heine, OFM Conv. This past February, I was present in Assisi for the exposition of St. Francis’s relics. It was the first time his mortal remains had been exposed
