Franciscan Province of the Sacred Heart

St. Francis of Assisi is depicted in mosaic on the Church of St. Francis of Assisi in Manhattan, New York. The parish is staffed by Franciscan friars of the Holy Name Province. (Wikimedia Commons/Jim McIntosh)

Six US provinces of the Order of Friars Minor plan to unify

Franciscan Fr. John Eaton says becoming a single province will have two goals: to "re-energize the Franciscan spirit in the United States" and "to be more effective" with its workforce.

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