This latest 2026 issue puts the spotlight on: • the CIOFS Presidency preparing for the 2027 General Chapter. • A Franciscan voice at the United Nations. • A friar who likes to sing and dance and serve the OFS. • Spiritual Assistants help spark spirit of serving the order • A sleek statue reaches to...

He was born in Nizza Monferrato on July 5, 1846, and died in Turin on November 22, 1911. For 47 years, he worked for the Italian State Railways, first in Pinerolo and then, as office manager, at Turin Porta Nuova. He was a lay Christian who was truly devoted to doing good, and for this...

A message from Minister General Tibor Kauser, OFS, celebrating the last year of the Franciscan jubilees. Minister General’s Letter on the Transitus (PDF)...

SPIRITUAL ASSISTANCE AND ITS ROLE WITHIN THE OFS  (PDF_  ...

Born in Lyon (France) in 1826, Antoine Chevrier came from a family of modest means. He entered the Saint Irénée seminary and was ordained priest for the diocese of Lyon in 1850. Sent then as vicar to the parish of S. André de la Guillotière, in a poor and working-class district of Lyon, he discovered...