Order of Friars Minor

Leo XIV in Assisi: a silent and humble pilgrimage to the tomb of Saint Francis, symbol of peace, fraternity, and hope. A powerful gesture on the eve of the saint's 800th anniversary, calling for evangelical simplicity and unity in the face of current challenges.

Saint Elizabeth of Hungary (1207-1231), a princess who became a member of the Third Order of Saint Francis, embodies authority experienced as a radical service to the poor. Widowed at a young age, she renounced honors to found a hospital in Marburg, Germany, and dedicate herself personally to the sick and the destitute, seeing in them the crucified Christ. Her example, marked by the joyful charity inspired by Saint Francis, challenges our relationship to power, material possessions, and social justice today. Canonized in 1235, she is the patron saint of charitable works and healthcare workers, celebrated on November 17.

Discover how the "kiss of peace" from the Letter to the Romans embodies concrete Christian fraternity, encompassing remembrance, service, and spiritual connection. It is a call to live gratitude, reconciliation, and peace within the community.

Ben Sira 35: The prayer of the humble pierces the clouds - how God preferentially listens to the poor and calls us to perseverance and solidarity.

A judge turned Franciscan monk, John of Capistran (1386-1456) embodies the power of the Christian word in the service of the spiritual and military defense of...

A title that says it all: the echo of a divine love The first word of Leo XIV's first great text is already a world in itself:...

Saint Hedwig of Silesia​ Duchess, mother of the poor and builder of peace, Trzebnica and Wrocław, 12th–13th centuries. Born in Andechs in Bavaria, allied with the courts of...

Saint Seraphim of Ascoli, known as Saint Seraphim of Montegranaro (1540–1604), was an Italian Capuchin lay brother whose poverty, humility and piety still shine today, and...