For the past quarter century, The Franciscan Place (TFP) has been a prayerful beacon in an unusual location – Destiny USA Mall in Syracuse,

Story and photos by Carolee McGrath, iObserve.org (Diocese of Springfield) Chicopee, Mass. – Diocese of Springfield Bishop William D. Byrne blessed the doors of St.

Friar Stanley Sobiech, OFM Conv., 91, a Franciscan Friar of Our Lady of the Angels Province, died peacefully on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in Enfield,

Br. Michael Thomas Duffy, OFM Conv., 65, a Franciscan Friar of Our Lady of the Angels Province, was met by Sister Death on Friday, December

A Black American priest who left his country because prejudice wouldn’t allow him to practice his ministry in the United States is ironically the seventh