The Capuchin Franciscan friars are a Roman Catholic religious order of brothers and priests inspired by the life and ideals of St. Francis of Assisi and living a life of prayer and service to others.

Catholics in Nigeria are mourning the death of seven Capuchin Franciscan friars who died in a tragic road accident while traveling from Enugu to Cross River state on May 3. According to a statement ...

Father Anthony Kote-Witah gives a thumbs up after his ordination to the priesthood at St. Clare of Montefalco Church in Chicago April 27, 2019. Kote-Witah, who endured persecution in his homeland of ...

During the summer of 2025, in a ceremony marked by reverence and joy, Br Anthony Kurian, a member of the Capuchin Franciscan Order, was ordained a priest at the Capuchin Friary on Church Street in ...

When Capuchin Franciscan Fr. Anthony Kote-Witah first walked into the Solanus Casey Center in Detroit, he knew it was where God was calling him. In 2013, the Nigerian-born human rights activist was ...