In January, Pope Leo XIV announced a special Jubilee Year in honor of St. Francis of Assisi, commemorating the 800th anniversary of his death.
On March 22, 2026, at 6:45 p.m., the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi closed its main doors to mark the end of the first
Minister Provincial Friar Michael Heine, OFM Conv., recently installed Friar Raad Eshoo, OFM Conv., into the Ministry of Lector. On their path to ordination, men
