Family of the Month – The Puthenpurakal Family – Sponsored!

This family has been sponsored. Thank you! To learn about other families in need of a sponsor, please visit our Sponsor A Family page. Here is the Puthenpurakal family story: Stalin and Ligimol were providing for their son and… Read More

Love is the only thing multiplied when divided

“The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness”. Lam 3. 22 During their village visit to families,  a Canossian sister at Payakaraopeta… Read More

Day Programs – A Reality!

Dedication to the improvement of the overall health of individuals encompassing not only their physical but also their mental and spiritual well being has been the goal of the the Canossian Sisters and the Franciscan Family Apostolate from… Read More

Family of the Month – The Thumalapapalli Family – Sponsored!

This family has been sponsored. Thank you! To learn about other families in need of a sponsor, please visit our Sponsor A Family page. Here is the Thumalapapalli family’s story: Just imagine living in a small, damaged hut… Read More

Self Development Seminars

The Franciscan Family Apostolate (FFA) has always tried to venture into new waters to uplift people in any way possible. In our searching, Sister Daphne came up with the idea to have one day family workshops for all… Read More

We Walk the Road Less Traveled

We the Canossian sisters run a small dispensary, partially supported by the Franciscan Family Apostolate, in Jubo among the Tribals. Village families early in the morning go to the mountains for the cultivation and to gather food for… Read More

The Heat Is On In India

India has been badly hit by the heat waves in the past few months and as if it was not enough for the citizens, states like Andhra Pradesh which have a large population of Naxalites and less fortunate,… Read More

Family of the Month – Eliswa Shyji Family – Sponsored!

  We all have read stories about families whose lives were changed tragically in an instant. Such were the circumstances for Eliswa Shyji and her children. Just a year ago, Eliswa’s husband, Varghese, suffered a traumatic brain injury at… Read More

A Helping Hand

“Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm; for love is strong as death” Song of Solomon 8: 6 This is the story of Subatha Raitha, a 12 year old girl living… Read More

Family of the Month – Vasarla Lakshmi – Sponsored!

Our family this month, Vasarla Lakshmi, a widow with a 16-year-old daughter named Jancy has been sponsored! Thank you so much! Please check out our Sponsor a Family page for other families that are in need of your help. Here… Read More