By signing the decree in the sainthood cause of the Georgia martyrs Jan. 27, the pope cleared the way for their beatification ...

Pope Francis has formally recognized that five Franciscan missionaries ... The heroic virtues of Mother Riccarda Beauchamp ...

In a decree signed on Jan. 27, Pope Francis formally recognized the five Franciscan missionaries as having been killed for their faith, clearing the way for their beatification.

The Order of Friars ... of Mary. St. Maximilian Kolbe, pictured just prior to his arrest on Feb. 17, 1941. Credit: Church in Poland Alongside St. Maximilian Kolbe, the other Conventual ...

This devotion spread throughout Europe and was promulgated by the Franciscan friars in the 14th and 15th ... Then say the Our Father, the Hail Mary, and the Glory be to the Father.

OFTEN in our English-language readings, we come across sentences that have certain words evidently missing yet surprisingly read right and sound right as well: "Those who wish to [...] can very well ...

Armed with a strong will and always believing in the power of positive thinking, Catherine made sure to practice those virtues and instill those traits into her children. Extremely patriotic and ...

A: Custom attaches specific virtues to each one of the mysteries of the Rosary. They are in tune with the message of each mystery and represent the most salient attitudes requested of the actors of ...

After the meteoric rise of their namesake mendicant orders in the 13th and 14th centuries, Dominican and Franciscan friars began to demand new forms from devotional art. This prompted a dramatic ...

The custos serves as a unique provincial minister within the Franciscan order, leading a community of friars while also being ...