We are an international/multi-cultural religious congregation founded in 1845 by Blessed Frances Schervier in Aachen, Germany. We work in Brazil, Italy, Senegal, the Philippines and the United States. We are a Congregation committed to healing -- spiritually, personally, and socially. To further this commitment, we held an International Healing Conference in June of 2011. Please click on the icon marked 'Healing Gift' above to learn more about it.
Our ministries include health care, pastoral care, and social service with abused women and children, those who are homeless and persons with AIDS. We are also involved in retreat ministry and spiritual direction. We have 'our feet on the streets' of Cincinnati and a local television station featured two of our ministries to illustrate "What's Working..." to help people. To watch the video clips, click here: Franciscan Haircuts from the Heart and also here: Tamar's Place.
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As religious women in the Roman Catholic Church, the Franciscan Sisters of the Poor follow a Gospel way of life through public vows of consecrated celibacy, poverty and obedience in the spirit of St. Francis of Assisi and Frances Schervier, foundress of the Congregation.
In carrying out the mission of Jesus, Frances Schervier saw Christ in the poor and desired to heal His wounds; that is the very core of being a Franciscan Sister of the Poor.
The Franciscan Sisters of the Poor offer their talents and resources entirely to God for the creative healing of women and men in need.
