Welcome to The Piazza

The Piazza is a new digital gathering place for Franciscans and anyone who feels drawn to the Franciscan way of life.

New Publication: Franciscan History, Mission and Ministry

The fifteen articles in this volume offer important insights into the wide range of the friars’ activities which ensured the Order’s strong success in medieval and early modern society. 

Francis of Assisi: A Short History

Learn how Saint Francis continues to influence our understanding of poverty, theology and the environment.

Bringing the Faraway Closer, Pt 2

How do you remain human in inhumane circumstances? And what can a single person accomplish in the face of state power?

A Psychology of Dispossession

On July 10-13, 2026, Capuchin, Conventual and OFM friars gathered at St. Bonaventure University to celebrate the 800th anniversary of Francis’ death. We will be publishing some of those papers here.