New & Noteworthy
U.S. Conventual Franciscan Provinces Vest Five Novices
We give thanks to Almighty God for vesting five new novices for our Order in the United States. On Saturday, July 12, 2025, friars from all around the United States gathered at the St. Francis of Assisi Novitiate in Arroyo ...
Pope Leo IV adds Mass for Care of Creation to Missal
The Vatican’s decree issuing the new formulary of the Missa pro custodia creationis (Mass for the Care of Creation), is an important pastoral resource to support the celebrations of “Creation Day” on September 1, 2025, also known as the “Feast of ...
Friar Patrick Allen, OFM Conv., professes temporary vows
Friar Patrick Allen, OFM Conv., professed his temporary vows on July 9, at St. Francis of Assisi Novitiate in Arroyo Grande, Calif. Friar Patrick belongs to the Provincial Custody of Blessed Agnellus of Pisa in Great Britain and Ireland. Friar Max Martin, ...
+ Friar Herman Czaster, OFM Conv. (1938-2025)
+ Friar Herman (Robert) Benedict Czaster, OFM Conv., 86, a Franciscan Friar of Our Lady of the Angels Province, died peacefully on Sunday, July 6, 2025, at Enfield, Conn. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., on Sept. 7, 1938, he was the ...
Mass for the Care of Creation
The Vatican’s decree issuing the new formulary of the Missa pro custodia creationis (Mass for the Care of Creation), is an important pastoral resource to support the celebrations of “Creation Day” on September 1, 2025, also known as the “Feast of Creation” or ...
