The Future of Franciscan Studies

This online event will examine both developments and new lines of inquiry in the various facets of Franciscan Studies.

Franciscan Leadership

The commemoration of the 800th anniversary of the death of Francis of Assisi in 2026 offers a timely opportunity to reflect on his life and legacy in dialogue with our own vocations, charisms, actions, and forms of leadership.

2026 Summer Franciscan Book Club

This series aims to help participants explore the significant moral frameworks we use to develop our principles and practices.

The Grandeur of Humanity and the Challenge of Artificial Intelligence

Rarely does a papal document arrive with both the historical weight and the intellectual precision to genuinely unsettle the age it addresses.

Remaining Human in the Face of AI

On May 25, 2026, Pope Leo XIV released his first encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence.”