2026 THEME “ST. FRANCIS’ EASTER: An Event of Hope” KOINÕNIA – 02 – 2026 (PDF): The beauty and appeal of the Christian life: “Praise and bless my Lord…”  ...

Saint Pius X, in the world Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto, wrote the following words in his will and testament: “I was born poor, I have lived in poverty, and I wish to die poor”. He was a Pope from a humble social background, who was elected to the See of Peter, after going through all the...

Isabella of Aragon, also known as Saint Elizabeth of Portugal, was born in Zaragoza on January 4, 1271. She was the third child of Peter III the Great, the king of Aragon, Valencia, and Count of Barcelona, and Constance of Sicily. At the age of 12, she was married to Dionysius, the king of Portugal...

Through God’s Mercy, we continue the social initiative “Well4Africa”, the aim of which is to ensure human right to water by drilling boreholes in poor areas of Africa where the Franciscan Family is present. We hereby provide the report on implemented and ongoing “Well4Africa” water projects in 2025...

Peter Reddy, also known as Paul Chinnappa Reddiar or Paradesi Peter (Pilgrim Peter), was born on 30 April 1895 in Periooru, a village in the Madurai region of Tamil Nadu, in southeastern India. His parents were Hindus who converted to Lutheranism, and he, at the age of eighteen, first heard about Saint Francis from Anglican...