Renewing our Capuchin Franciscan commitment to the values of JPIC: training workshop for NAPCC, Michigan For the first time in many years, the Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation (JPIC) international commission in collaboration with the North American Pecific Capuchin Conference (NAPCC) held a workshop…

Capuchin Friars Minor as Custodians of the environment in Latin America and the Caribbean, JPIC animation meeting in San Domingo, Dominican Republic, June 5-12, 2016 Miranda non se vende! La Loma se defiend! This was the common chant as the Capuchin  friars from Latin America…

JPIC commission meeting 2016 The annual meeting of the International Commission of Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation (JPIC) of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin was held from 18 - 20 April, 2016 at the Capuchin General Curia in Rome. Br. Benedict Ayodi,…

FRASCATI, Italy - "I was a Stranger and you welcomed me"(Mt. 25:35). This was the theme of the recent meeting on the Refugee crisis in Europe at Frascati, Rome.Following the call of the Minister General Br. Mauro Johri to convene the emergency meeting on October…

This Sunday, October 4, is the Feast of St. Francis. Our Holy Father took the name of Francis after his friend Cláudio Hummes told him "Don't forget the poor" after he was elected Pope. As Pope Francis recounts, "and that…

Letter of the Minister General and the convocation of the meeting in Frascati