Secular franciscan order
Consilium Internationale Ordo Franciscanus Saecularis
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Letter for the 8th Centenary of the Canticle of the Creatures (1225-2025)
Song of RECONCILIATION Letter to Franciscan Family (PDF)
September 2025 ‘Saint of Month’: Servant of God John Bradburne (1921-1979)
Born to an Anglican vicar and his wife in Cumberland (now Cumbria) County, England, Bradburne was baptized into the Church of England. During World War
Secular Franciscans at the OFM Chapter of Mats: Strengthening Fraternity in the Franciscan Family
by Virginija Mickute, OFS From June 2–8, 2025, the International Chapter of Mats was held at St. Mary of the Angels in Assisi. Fr. Massimo
August 2025 ‘Saint of Month’ – Blessed Ceferino Giménez Malla (1861-1936)
Son of Spanish gypsy parents, Ceferino Giménez Malla known familiarly as “El Pelé” was born in Spain in 1861—no one knows exactly where or when.
KOINÕNIA – 02 – 2025: The creation – reason for praising God.
KOINÕNIA – 02 – 2025: The creation – reason for praising God. (PDF)
Blessed Luis Obdulio Arroyo Navarro (21 June 1950 – 1 July 1981)
Image: Father Tulio Maruzzo and Luis Obdulio Arroyo Navarro (ofm.org) Luis Obdulio Arroyo Navarro was a Secular Franciscan and one of the Martyrs of Izabal,