Joe: Outcasts is a documentary produced by Grassroots Films about the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal (CFRs). I’ve been pretty close to the CFRs since 1988, so I kind of feel like I had the inside ...

“It is time to return to that fruitful alliance between the Church and artists which has deeply marked the path of Christianity in the two millenniums. This presumes your ability, dear Christian ...

As part of local and regional synodal meetings for Franciscan friars, Franciscans share a laugh as they take part in a table exercise in Prior Lake, Minn., in October 2024, in which participants ...

Brother Thomas welcomes people in need to the Most Blessed Sacrament Friary of the Community of Franciscan Friars of the Renewal’s in Newark, N.J., in this undated photo. (Credit: CNS photo/courtesy ...

While "synodality" might be a new concept to Catholics surprised by the Vatican's request that dioceses worldwide engage in community discernment from 2021-2024, the U.S. friars of the Province of Our ...