The Padua Program
The Padua Program assists lay women and men who are in positions in Franciscan ministries ( colleges, schools, hospitals, social centers) who have responsibility for promoting the Franciscan mission.
Families Crises – A Letter from our National JPIC Animator
I know there are many of our Secular Franciscan brothers and sisters on the ground helping to reunite separated families; working individually and collectively in the forefront, promoting justice by their very courageous actions.
Celebrate the Rule Cards – Week 9: Do I adapt my involvement in the OFS…
CIOFS is publishing a series of weekly cards to help celebrate the 40th anniversary of our Rule. The Week 9 cards are below.
You can view all the cards that have been released so far
by clicking here.
A message from His Holiness Pope Francis on the occasion of our Rule’s 40th anniversary
Dear brothers and sisters,
Please find attached the letter of the Secretary of State of His Holiness, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, with the message of His Holiness Pope Francis, sent on occasion of the 40th anniversary of the approval of the Rule.
Pax et Bonum!
Isabella Di Paola
General Secretary CIOFS
June 2018 Minister’s Message — Our Jubilee Begins!
Jan Parker’s newest Minister’s Message marks the 40th anniversary of the 1978 OFS Rule as well as the Jubilee Year declared by CIOFS to celebrate this important milestone.
Read our General Minister’s Letter Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Our Rule
We begin this Jubilee year celebrating the 40th anniversary of our OFS Rule with a letter from our General Minister addressed to all OFS all over the world!
Celebrate the Rule Cards – Week 8: Do I live the Gospel?
The eighth set of of cards CIOFS is publishing weekly to help us celebrate the 40th anniversary of our Rule.
Film recommendation: Pope Francis: A Man of His Word
Jan Parker, our national minister, would like every Secular Franciscan to take any opportunity available to see the movie Pope Francis: A Man of His Word.
Celebrate the Rule Cards – Week 7: Do I strive for perfect charity?
The seventh set of of cards CIOFS is publishing weekly to help us celebrate the 40th anniversary of our Rule.
Celebrate the Rule with this new CIOFS video
CIOFS, our international fraternity, has prepared a special gift for us to help us celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Rule. It is a 12-minute video, entitled, “Forty years of the ‘New’ Rule. A Treasure for the OFS.”