New & Noteworthy
+ Frair Stanley Sobiech, OFM Conv., laid to rest in Poland
Friars, family, and friends gathered in Kuczbork, Poland on May 31, 2025, for the Requiem and burial of + Friar Stanley Sobiech, OFM Conv., who died on Dec. 10, 2024, in Enfield, Conn., at the age of 91. “His home village ...
Charity leaders serving Central New York's poorest urge GOP Senators to put children and seniors ahead of Trump's bill
Food insecurity in Central New York could get a lot worse. Currently Feeding America reports one in seven people in the region are food insecure. At a news conference outside Catholic Charities Oswego Food Pantry in Fulton Tuesday, Democratic US ...
Two friars make solemn professions
In a Mass prayed, preached, and sung in Dutch, Spanish, Latin, and English, Friar Edgar Varela, OFM Conv., and Friar Sebastian DeBacker, OFM Conv., made their Solemn Vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience before Our Lady of the Angels Province ...
Our Lady of the Angels Province Honors Religious Brothers
The Feast of St. Joseph the Worker is a day to honor the father of Jesus as well as the friar brothers who serve Our Lady of the Angels Province. Religious Brothers Day is also celebrated on May 1, where, ...
Minister General Friar Carlos A. Trovarelli remembers Pope Francis
Speaking from the depths of my heart, I wish to honor Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis by means of a conclave and the Holy Spirit. Being his fellow countryman, I met Bishop Bergoglio in Buenos Aires while living in that ...
