New research has overturned conventional wisdom about the provenance of artist’s famed painting Adoration of the Shepherds ...

The Capuchin Friars of Ireland can trace their history to the Capuchin community at Charleville, France. Francis Nugent was born in 1569 near Mullingar, and after his education in Paris and ...

A former altar boy of a Roman Catholic church in Passaic is seeking $50 million in a blistering lawsuit against a former friar and the church he served, claiming he was sexually abused and ...

Chef Brandon Chrostowski has opened a new restaurant in Cleveland's Playhouse Square district that reflects the cuisine of the the Capuchin Franciscan friars.

“Mother Cabrini came to Colorado because of the Italian immigrants that were here,” said Capuchin Franciscan Father John ...

William J. Short O.F.M., S.T.L., S.T.D., is professor of Spirituality at the Franciscan School of Theology at the University of San Diego; Fr. Erik Lenhart, OFM Cap. leads retreats and service ...

We, as Capuchin friars, do not impose barriers or hierarchies in our relationship with our neighbours; we are close to everyone and our doors remain open,” he says. The director reports that the ...