The Commission on the Franciscan Intellectual-Spiritual Tradition (CFIT) was established in 2001 by the English-Speaking Conference of the Order of Friars Minor (OFM) to promote a contemporary retrieval of the distinctive theological and spiritual vision that animates the Franciscan movement.
Who cares for and hears the prayers of the nameless caregivers, the people who toil without recognition, adequate pay, or impressive job titles to provide loving, attentive care to the ill and homebound? Mark Winiarski suggests that Margaret of Cortona is a worthy candidate to be the patron saint of these healthcare workers.
His Holiness Pope Leo XIV has proclaimed a special Jubilee Year in commemoration of the Eighth Centenary of the passage of St. Francis of Assisi from death to eternal life.
Interested in deepening your knowledge of the Franciscan Intellectual-Spiritual Tradition? Check out these summer offerings (2025) from the Franciscan Institute of St. Bonaventure University.
To mark the 800th anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi, the Centre for Catholic Studies (CCS) at Durham University will hold its third international Franciscan Studies conference, Life and Love Transfigured: Exploring New Horizons in the Franciscan Tradition, from April 14 to April 16, 2026.
Inspired by a recent letter by Pope Francis, the Franciscan Friars of the Province of Our Lady of Guadalupe have launched a series of monthly reflections on the transforming power of the Gospel message in our current challenging situation.
Now available, our website tutorials help you make the most of the Digital Collections from the Commission on the Franciscan Intellectual-Spiritual Tradition and the American Academy of Franciscan History.
In St. Peter's Square on October 20, 2024 — World Mission Day — Pope Francis canonized the Martyrs of Damascus. These new saints of the Catholic Church include eight Franciscan friars and three lay Maronites.
The International Society of Franciscan Studies, a partnership between the Franciscan Institute at St. Bonaventure University and the Franciscan Study Center at Tilburg University, Netherlands, has recently been launched.
The Centre for Catholic Studies (CCS) at Durham University (https://www.durham.ac.uk/research/institutes-and-centres/catholic-studies/) is advertising for the inaugural “Duns Scotus Assistant Professor in Franciscan Studies.”
