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NEW YORK, Jan. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- You can now have faith at your fingertips! Holy Name Province, the largest group of Franciscan Friars in the U.S, today announces that friars are now accepting prayer intentions via text messaging through their new "Text a Prayer Intention to a Franciscan Friar" program. Simply text the word PRAYER To: 306-44 and hit send. Senders will then receive a welcome message inviting them to then send in their prayer intentions. Senders will receive a text...
University of Leicester team confirms it has found medieval Grey Friars Church – the burial place of Richard III Archaeologists from the University of Leicester who are leading the search for King Richard III have announced they have overcome the first significant hurdle of their investigation – and made a huge step forward in the search for the King by locating the church where he was buried. The University of Leicester is leading the archaeological search for the burial place of...
Franciscan University joins rising tide, including the Archdioceses of Washington, D.C., New York, and St. Louis, seeking to overturn the HHS mandate. STEUBENVILLE, Ohio, May 21, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Franciscan University of Steubenville announced today that it has filed a federal lawsuit against Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and the Obama administration. The lawsuit, which was unanimously approved by Franciscan's Board of Trustees, challenges the...
CINCINNATI, Nov. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Franciscan Media--formerly known as St. Anthony Messenger Press, for more than 118 years a presence in Cincinnati's Over-the-Rhine--has rebranded and changed its name to better reflect the roots of its mission and its drive to meet the changing needs of the Catholic faith community. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111117/DC08535LOGO) The nonprofit publisher is the largest English-language Franciscan communications company in...
Franciscan Medical Group (http://www.fmg.fhshealth.org), the largest physician-led, multi-specialty medical group in South Puget Sound, today announced family physician George Magley, MD, of Enumclaw Medical Center, was recently selected as the Best Favorite Doctor in the 2010 KING 5 Best of Western Washington contest. Tacoma, WA (PRWEB) November 19, 2010 Franciscan Medical Group (http://www.fmg.fhshealth.org), the largest physician-led, multi-specialty medical group in South Puget...
NEW YORK, Jan. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Holy Name Province, the largest group of Franciscan Friars in the U.S., has created a four-page Lenten study booklet called, "St. Paul Guides Us Through Lent to Easter." The booklet contains daily Pauline passages for the duration of Lent, from Ash Wednesday Feb. 25 to Easter Sunday on April 12, to spur thought, prayer and reflection, and is available for free through the Province's Office of Development and Web site. "Paul's message is just as relevant...
Franciscan archaeologists digging in the biblical town of Magdala in present-day Israel say they have uncovered vials of perfume similar to those used by Mary Magdalene, the woman believed to have washed the feet of Jesus.The group Studium Biblicum Franciscanum conducted the dig, in which scientists uncovered the perfumed ointments intact at the bottom of a dirt-filled swimming pool. They were found alongside other hair and make-up objects, lead archaeologist Father Stefano de Luca told...
GREEN BAY, Wis., Oct. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity feature Chris Hillman's "Drifting" as their October Song of the Month, with a free download at http://www.fscc-calledtobe.org/living/ on their "Franciscanized World" page. The Franciscan Sisters recognize Chris Hillman during this month of celebrating St. Francis, drifter and dreamer. A pioneer of the genre known as Country Rock, Hillman's career has spanned five decades. He's been instrumental in developing...
