Featured News Extraordinary Chapter ~ Blessed Agnellus of Pisa Custody The Extraordinary Chapter of our Province's Blessed Agnellus of Pisa Custody was held February 17-21, 2020 at our Franciscan Church ... Read More Anniversary of the Birth of St. John Henry Newman St. John Henry Newman was born on February 21, 1801. Our Lady of the Angels Province friar ~ Fr. Edward ... Read More Provincial Visit to the Diocese of Savannah The annual fundraising “Deimel Legacy Ball” in Columbus, Georgia, is the social event of the year for the Catholics in ... Read More News from our Friars in Brazil On February 8, 2020, the Provincial Custody of the Immaculate Conception of the B.V.M. in Brazil celebrated the simple profession ... Read More “Aesthetic Rationality: Notes on an Affinity between Newman and Scotus” Fr. Peter Damian Fehlner's groundbreaking originality in discovering commonalities between the thought of Bl. John Duns Scotus and St. John Henry ... Read More Relics of St. Maximilian ~ Philippines Pilgrimage Highlights At the invitation of the Custos and Definitory of the Provincial Custody of the Immaculate Conception and Bl. Bonaventure of ... Read More Revitalized Franciscan Soy Candle Ministry Our Province re-establish our Franciscan Soy Candles ministry this past year. Conceptualized originally and instituted by Br. Andre Picotte, OFM ... Read More Postulants' Workshop On January 27-31, 2020, Friar Jude Winkler conducted a workshop on the Letters of St. Paul for the postulants of ... Read More Serving while in Formation The majority our friars in the Post Novitiate stage of formation (Simply Professed) live in community in the St. Bonaventure ... Read More Consecration to the Immaculate Consistent with our Franciscan charism and tradition of devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, our province has been progressing in ... Read More March for Life 2020 In January of 1974, the first of the Annual March for Life walks on Washington DC began, to lobby Congressional ... Read More Consecration to the Immaculate Consistent with our Franciscan charism and tradition of devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, our province has been progressing in ... Read More +Dom Elias James Manning, OFM Conv. Memorial Mass The Our Lady of the Angels Province’s Memorial Mass for our native son, the friar-missionary-bishop +Dom Elias James Manning, OFM ... Read More Elms College School of Nursing - Team Jamaica 2020 Aided by donations from our province, individual friars,  Basilica of St. Stanislaus' Poor Box, St. Paul Catholic Church Giving Tree ... Read More Postulants’ Tour of the Province – 2020 (Continued) Our Order’s Postulancy location for the four provinces serving North America is in Chicago, IL, in the St. Bonaventure Friary ... Read More Memorial Mass for +Bishop Elias +Bishop Elias James Manning, OFM Conv., 81-year-old Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Valenca (Rio De Janeiro, Brazil), passed away ... Read More World Day for Consecrated Life 2020 February 2nd is the World Day for Consecrated Life. It will be celebrated in parish churches on the weekend of ... Read More Friar Tim Kulbicki's Continued Work for the Order In addition to serving as Pastor and Campus Minister at the Newman Catholic Student Center Parish - University of North ... Read More Spiritual Testament ~ Friar John As part of a Four-Year Plan, the friars of Our Lady of the Angels Province drafted a vision statement which ... Read More Postulants' Tour of the Province - 2020 (Part One) Our Order’s Postulancy location for the four provinces serving North America is in Chicago, IL, in the St. Bonaventure Friary ... Read More Welcome Back Franciscan Soy Candle Ministry! Re-established this past year, Franciscan Soy Candles is a unique ministry producing artisan candles. Created originally by Br. Andre Picotte, ... Read More Kraków's Provincial Visit to the USA December 6 - 12, 2019: The Prowincjał (Minister Provincial) of our Order’s largest Province - Kraków, Poland’s St. Anthony of ... Read More Canonization of St. John Henry Newman Our Lady of the Angels Province friar, Fr. Edward Ondrako, OFM Conv. attended the canonization of St. John Henry Newman ... Read More Homeless Memorial Service On the evening of December 18, 2019, our friars participated in the Homeless Memorial Service at Lorraine's Soup Kitchen and Pantry ... Read More Meet Our Vocation Director Friar Russell Governale, OFM Conv. was born in Brooklyn, NY. He began to discern Religious Life and Priesthood when he ... Read More

We Franciscan Friars of Our Lady of the Angels Province, Order of Friars Minor Conventual (OFM Conv.) are members of a worldwide Roman Catholic fraternity (Religious Men) who follow the Gospel of Jesus Christ in the spirit of our founder, St. Francis of Assisi. We invite you to take some time to explore all of our website to learn about us and our various ministries.

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Safeguarding Statement: The Franciscan Friars Conventual of Our Lady of the Angels Province are committed to creating safe environments for children and vulnerable adults. Our safeguarding processes for the protection of minors and vulnerable adults are routinely reviewed by the accrediting organization Praesidium, in accordance with strict Church norms. Any allegation regarding the Franciscan Friars Conventual of this Province receives an immediate response, according to Praesidium’s rigorous standards.  This includes the Province’s full cooperation with local law enforcement authorities and Ordinaries who have ecclesial jurisdiction over the matters, as well as a duly diligent investigation by a qualified third party in order to substantiate credibility.

Pope Francis’ Motu Proprio – “Vos estis lux mundi”