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Franciscan Leadership
The Editors    |   June 23, 2026
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.

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2026 Summer Franciscan Book Club
The Editors    |   June 22, 2026
Society

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

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The Grandeur of Humanity and the Challenge of Artificial Intelligence
The Editors    |   June 4, 2026
Society

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

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Remaining Human in the Face of AI
The Editors    |   June 3, 2026
Society

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

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Eager to Love
The Editors    |   May 22, 2026
Spirituality

In this interview, Richard Rohr speaks about the 10-year anniversary of his book Eager to Love, on Francis of Assisi as a natural spiritual genius.

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