On the evening of September 11th, we meet together --all of the members of the Chapter together with a substantial group of Poor Sisters of St. Francis hailing from different communities -- inside the Chapel of the Motherhouse...
Ciao, comment vas-tu? Tudo bem and you? This sentence definitely sounds strange and it is perhaps even grammatically incorrect. Why choose it, then, as the opening of this written piece? In order to express the magic...
Come, Risen Christ. Come in our midst and in our wounded world. Come and give us the joy of living our daily life in the light of the Gospel and the Charism of Mother Frances. Make us willing and open to your creative originality in order to listen...
Dearest Sisters and Associates, Dearest Ruby, and Dear Br. Matthäus, May God grant us peace! Welcome to Aachen.This is an ancient city, with so much history. A city that, is a sacred place because it witnessed the birth of our charism...
From September 8 – 21, 2018, the 15th General Chapter of the Franciscan Sisters of the Poor will take place and examine in depth the theme: Ubuntu, Healing, Transformation: Gifts of the Risen Christ...
In 2007 Bishop John Du of the Diocese of Dumaguete City invites the Congregation to establish a healing mission in the Philippines. Dumaguete City is the capital of Negros Oriental province. There is a lack of support and social services...
This year, as Franciscan Sisters of the Poor, we celebrate 160 years of presence in the United States. With joy and gratitude we share our prayer. "From his aboundance we have all received one gracious blessing after another...
Apostolic experience of the novices in the Communities: "This time has helped me to grow spiritually, as well as a humanly. It also helped me to better understand religious life with its joys, difficulties and needs...
