North Bay man head of new Franciscan Province - Fr. Pierre Charland

Franciscans are the spiritual sons of Saint Francis of Assisi.

There wasn't a lot of fanfare, but two Franciscan provinces in Canada merged Monday to make one bilingual Franciscan Province in Canada.

And the head of that province is a 55 year old North Bay man, now headquartered in Montreal.
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Pierre Charland is the Minister Provincial of the new Franciscan Province in Canada, named Holy Spirit.

Franciscans are the spiritual sons of Saint Francis of Assisi. "For 800 years, simplicity, humility, poverty, justice, peace, joy in God and universal fraternity have formed the heart of our approach," says their website.
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"The creation of the new Holy Spirit Province of Canada takes us back to the roots of our Franciscan charism. It reflects a desire to be led by the Spirit, even on unknown paths," says a news release. From Baytoday               READ MORE