It is with deep sadness that we say that our beloved founder of the Franciscan Family Apostolate passed away peacefully on November 14, 2025. Alan left behind a profound legacy of faith, service, and compassion that touched countless lives… Read More
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Posted: November 19, 2025 by Judith Warner
Remembering Alan
It is with deep sadness that we say that our beloved founder of the Franciscan Family Apostolate passed away peacefully on November 14, 2025. Alan left behind a profound legacy of faith, service, and compassion that touched countless lives… Read More
Mary Boban Family – Sponsored
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Last Updated: June 21, 2024 by Judith Warner
When Mary married her husband, her eyesight was weakening but she was still able to go for odds jobs. Over the next few years she had three children but then her eyesight failed completely and her husband deserted… Read More
The Raito Family
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Last Updated: May 1, 2023 by Judith Warner
The Raito family is immediately striking for both their size, and their poverty. This family of nine lives in a small village in the state of Odisha. The land here is completely undeveloped, and most people make their… Read More
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Last Updated: April 17, 2022 by Judith Warner
Farewell Faithful Servant
On April 14th Sister Elsy sent me an email advising me of the death of His Excellency Bishop Stephen Athipozhiyil. She wrote “We are at the eve of celebrating the feast of Passover. To love one another is… Read More
The Family of Seena and Sebastian – Sponsored!
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Last Updated: January 15, 2023 by Judith Warner
This family has now been sponsored. Please check for other families in need of a sponsor on our Sponsor A Family webpage. Have you ever wondered if you might have cancer? Seena has had a cyst on her… Read More
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Last Updated: August 21, 2021 by Judith Warner
The Kondagorri Family – has been sponsored!
This family has been sponsored! There are more families in need of help. You can find them at https://franciscanfamilyapostolate.org/product-category/families/. Please consider sponsoring of them. Mounika is a young widow with two small children whose husband died during the… Read More
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Last Updated: June 25, 2020 by Judith Warner
Family of the Month – The Vilpin Family – Sponsored!
This family has been sponsored! There are many more in need. Please check out our Sponsor A Family page to learn about them. You can learn more about sponsorship here . This month we are featuring a family in… Read More
Family of the Month – Matilda & Benedict Spnsored!
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Last Updated: November 25, 2019 by Judith Warner
This family has been sponsored. You can learn about other families in need of help by following this link. Matilda is a kind married woman with three children. Her husband works but brings home only a meager income…. Read More
Family of the Month – The Nimmala Family – Sponsored!
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Last Updated: October 30, 2019 by Judith Warner
This family has been sponsored! Thank you!!!! To learn about other families in need, please follow this link. Devi Nimmala suffers from HIV and lives in a remote village area with her two children, Nandu and Prasanth. Her… Read More
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Last Updated: November 22, 2017 by Tanushree Srivastava
Our Rich History
Let us walk you through the 45 years of Franciscan Family Apostolate. We have seen the best and the worst of times and emerged stronger than ever before! View the video below to get a sneak peek into… Read More
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