Brothers ordained deacons at St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, October 5, 2025

Basilica of St. Anthony in Laterano, Rome, Italy

Br. Madeline Bonnici has passed away on September 17, 2025

Brother John-Michael Pinto passed to eternal life in New York City on August 22, 2025

Our brothers have professed vows at the Sanctuary of San Damiano, Assisi, Italy.

Fr. Regis Gallo, O.F.M., Passes to eternal life.

New Provincial Definitory Elected.

At the Provincial Chapter of 2025, held at St. Francis Centre for Religious Studies, Caledon, Ontario, Canada, ballots of the canonical election for Provincial Minister were counted. Fr. Patrick Boyle, O.F.M., was elected Provincial Minister. Results of the Province-wide vote: (61 total votes cast) Fr. Patrick Boyle- 36 votes Fr. Richard Martignetti- 20 votes Fr. Pierre Farrugia- 4 votes 1 vote invalid

Ordained by Bishop Angelo Falzon, O.F.M., Bishop of Comayagua, Honduras.

Ordination at Our Lady of Peace Church, Brooklyn on May 10.

Friar Jack Sidoti was Ordained a Transitional Deacon on Saturday, September 21.

Friars Daniel Cavalieri and Jack Sidoti made their Solemn Profession of Vows on Saturday, September 14, 2024.

Ordination on Saturday, July 13, 2024

During the traditional Transitus ceremony, new postulants were admitted into the formation program.

Minister General Br. Massimo Fusarelli, O.F.M. visited our Province from September 25-29, 2022

Br. Kevin Leonel Flores Godoy invested with the habit of St. Francis.

Fr. Stephen Laszlo Galambos, O.F.M, passed to eternal life Friday afternoon, September 9, while in hospice care. Fr. Stephen was 82 years old. He was a member of the St. Christopher Friary fraternity. 

Profession Ceremony held at San Damiano, Assisi, Italy.

The Provincial Chapter of 2022 may be remembered for many years to come, not for some outstanding and unpredictable election, nor for any monumental or ground-breaking legislation.  Rather, it will probably be most remembered for the ravages of the Covid-19 infection which affected several of the chapter delegates.  

On Wednesday, June 22, at our Provincial Chapter