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Drawn to God’s design for his life, Fr Alejandro Lopez OFM Conv left his job as a graphic designer to join the Conventual Franciscans. Born in Havana, Cuba, Fr Alejandro split his early years between St Louis, Missouri, and Sarasota, Florida. He studied a Bachelor of Fine Arts at...
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Our Lady of the Rosary (OLOR) Parish in Kellyville is a calming oasis among the chaos of everyday life. The Order of Friars Minor Conventual (Conventual Franciscans) moved to Kellyville in 1968 and they were given care of OLOR when it was declared a parish on 8 March 1970....
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It has been one week since Pope Francis announced Bishop Vincent Long Van Nguyen, 54, as the fourth Bishop of Parramatta. Having ministered as a Conventual Franciscan priest in Australia since 1989 and as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Melbourne since 2011, Bishop Vincent said he was humbled...