New & Noteworthy
The Franciscan Place Celebrates 25 Years of Service
October 11, 2024, marked a beautiful milestone as The Franciscan Place (TFP) celebrated its 25th anniversary of service at Destiny USA, an enormous mall in Syracuse, N.Y. For a quarter of a century, this sacred space has been a haven ...
Bishop Michael T. Martin, OFM Conv., Comforts Grieving Swannanoa, N.C. Parishioners
SWANNANOA, N.C. — About 200 people lined up outside St. Margaret Mary Church in the small mountain town of Swannanoa, one of the area’s hardest hit by the Sept. 27 floods. They waited for a visit by Bishop Michael Martin, ...
+ Friar Joseph Benicewicz, OFM Conv. (1960-2024)
Friar Joseph Benicewicz, OFM Conv., a Franciscan Friar of Our Lady of the Angels Province, died unexpectedly on Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, in Kensington, Conn. Born on Feb. 29, 1960, in Baltimore, Md., he was the son of the late ...
Sainthood cause for Martin de Porres Ward receives Vatican approval
The Boston-born Black missionary to Brazil died 25 years ago this summer (June 22, 1999) and was the first African-American to join the Conventual Franciscans. The sainthood cause for Servant of God Martin Maria de Porres Ward has received approval from ...
