We are an international/multi-cultural religious congregation founded in 1845 by Blessed Frances Schervier in Aachen, Germany. We work primarily in health care, pastoral ministry, and social services in Brazil, Italy, Senegal, the Philippines and the United States. 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. These are the basics, now a little more:
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. ...and what we do?
Sr. Marilyn Trowbridge, as a member of Congregational Leadership, visited with some of the children in Dumagete City, Philippines where, at the request of the Bishop, the Franciscan Sisters of the Poor have recently established a mission.
Michael Bloomberg (in apron), mayor of New York City, recently spent Thanksgiving Day at our Soup Kitchen (Park Slope Christian Help) in Brooklyn...He is seen here with Sr. Anna Ingoglio and Sr. Mary Maloney
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