The Franciscans are a group of related organizations in the Catholic Church, founded or inspired by the Italian saint Francis of Assisi.

Dec 3, 2025 · Franciscan, any member of a Roman Catholic religious order founded in the early 13th century by St. Francis of Assisi. The Franciscan order is one of the four great mendicant …

While Franciscan theology can refer to a wide range of principles, Franciscan spirituality generally aligns with the teachings of St. Francis and St. Clare of Assisi. Franciscans include priests, …

The Conventual Franciscans are one of the three branches of the First Order of St. Francis. Our Order is spread throughout the world.

The Franciscans are referred to as “friars,” from the Latin frater, meaning “brother.” Franciscans are essentially an order of brothers striving to live the Gospel with the same simplicity and …

There are some 15,000 Catholic Secular Franciscans in the US which includes lay people and diocesan priests and deacons, and about 400,000 around the world. Episcopalians formed the …

St Francis is known as the man who most resembled Christ, 'the first after the only one', as the universal brother, as a man of peace and reconciliation, as the poor man, the lover of the poor, …

Secular Franciscans are laypeople who share a deep devotion to the values of St. Francis of Assisi and seek to follow his example. Anyone — married or single, laity or clergy — can …

We, Friars of Our Lady of Consolation Province, believe that we are called by God and led by the Holy Spirit, to follow the Poor Man, Francis of Assisi, in living the Gospel of Jesus Christ within …

Jun 16, 2022 · Francis goes on to say that the so-called First Order (the Franciscan friars) is to do this, “by living in obedience, without anything of one’s own, and in chastity.” But this mandate …