Father Massimo Fusarelli, minister general of the Order of Friars Minor, commonly known as the Franciscans, in an undated photo. (Credit: The Order of Friars Minor.) Listen ROME – Father Massimo ...

According to a statement released on May 4, the seven were among a group of 13 friars -- all members of the Custody of St. Francis and St. Clare of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin in Nigeria -- who ...