Author: Monique Tarabeh

Candidates Late in January this year, we warmly welcomed four young women into our candidacy program. From left to right: Creshilda Wateamuru, Jesmalyn Bosbana, Sabina Wanombor, and Sonia Marau, all coming from different parts of Papua New Guinea. In June, they will begin a three-week community life experience within the professed communities as part of…

The Missionary Franciscan Sisters, Administrators, and Staff of the Immaculate Conception joyfully celebrate the recognition of Sister Jeanette Judith Gaudet, MFIC, who was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree during the 150th Commencement Exercises at Boston College on May 18, 2026. Sister Jeanette was among five distinguished honorees recognized during the University’s main…

For many years, the ministry of educating young children aged three to five and teaching catechism in Papua New Guinea was carried out by sisters under trees in local settlements, and later in simple buildings. Recognizing the growing need for early childhood education, the sisters eventually established a permanent school and named it after Mother…

In a moment of deep spiritual significance, the mortal remains of St. Francis of Assisi are on public display in Assisi, Italy, marking the 800th anniversary of his death. From February 21 to March 22, pilgrims from around the world are visiting the Lower Basilica of St. Francis to venerate the saint whose life of…