My name is Elisa. I am 22 years old and live in Padua. Some months ago, I accepted the opportunity to participate in a very interesting initiative: I became a volunteer at the Progetto Miriam and I must admit that this was the best choice I could have made...
Today the Franciscan Sisters of the Poor works with children and young adults in a variety of ministries. This work is rooted in the ministry of Mother Frances and the early Congregation in Germany. Mother Frances and her companions saw struggling...
The women's section of the Roman prison of Rebibbia is one of the largest in Europe: it has a capacity of 300 people but has come to accommodate more than 400 women. As a Franciscan of the Poor, I have been visiting Rebibbia for more than two years...
My name is Carla. I am from Calabria. I'm 28 years old and I have studied Tourism Science. My journey started in Cosenza, my city, where I met the Community of Saint Dominic of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, through a voluntary service to...
Taking care of our Mother Earth is not just an individual responsibility but also a relational experience. It engages us to share with others the work, joy, service and love for the entire Creation. In following our Mother Frances Schervier’s charism...
After a long time of social confinement (Stay at Home) we were able to hold the Assembly of the Franciscan Sisters of the Poor for the Brazilian area. Our theme was “Evangelical counsels: In the light of our charism”. We left Jatai full of joy and desire to meet...
Sr. Rose and Sr. Jenny, together with the collaborators Rosemela and Dodie, tell us their experience in the Scholarship project, our ministry that has been following students in difficulty in the Philippines. The Scholarship project has been following students...
On October 1st, 2019, I arrived in Dakar, Senegal. Together with Sr. Domitilde Manga and the two novices, Véronique Diouf and Pascaline Sarr, we were waiting to receive our Visas to travel to the United States. We had planned to live a new...
This year, we have only one Jubilee in the US Area, Sr. Rita T Kruthaupt as she celebrates 70 years as a Franciscan Sisters of the Poor. Sr. Rita was born in Franklin, Indiana not too far from Cincinnati but claims Brookville as her hometown...
The young SFP professed Sisters from Senegal share their experiences of renewing their "yes" to Christ on October 4th, 2020.In Mathew 22:1-14, God invites us to His banquet of graces. Far from being an idle thought, His invitation commits us to strive to clothe...
Kathryn “Katie” lived her entire lifetime of 66 years in Cincinnati, OH. She was the daughter of Ruth Singer and the late Bob Singer. Katie was also the significant other of Todd Seyfried, loving mother of Joshua Huddleston, and devoted sister to her five siblings...
In the past few months we reflected together on the topics of the New Cosmology, the Encyclical Laudato Sii, the Final Document of the Synod on the Pan-Amazon Region. We publish this collection of contributions and photos of plants...
