A statue of St. Bonaventure is shown during a candlelight procession on July 14, 2023, in Bagnoregio, Italy, his birthplace, on the vigil of the saint's feast day. Patrick Leonard/CNA ...

So, as we reflect upon St. Bonaventure’s feast day and the peace he and Francis promoted, let us pray for the strength to be more like them. Let us love others as they did.

The nine-day prayers are part of the preparation for the feast of St Bonaventure on January 12. The feast and the fair, held on the same day, attract around one lakh pilgrims from Mumbai and outside.

The Portuguese-era St Bonaventure Church in Erangal is a shining beacon ... with daily Mass and Novenas for nine days in the run up to the Feast. Mass is held thrice a day—at 6.30 am in ...