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A photograph of young students sitting at desks in a classroom at our AGAPE mission school in El Salvador.
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Mission schools: a critical element in the quest to fight poverty

August 20, 2025

Since its founding days in the 13th century, the Franciscan Order has prioritized education that balances intellectual enrichment with spiritual growth, service, and humility.

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Careers, not gangs: scholarships for boys at Valley of the Angels help break the cycle of poverty and violence

August 14, 2025

At our Valley of the Angels mission school in Guatemala, even boys with great promise can fall through the cracks and into criminal lives as gang members. At Valley, we must say goodbye to the boys after they graduate Grade 6 at age 13. Literate but without certain futures, this is when they become the

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Democracy, Free Will, and the Christian perspective

August 14, 2025

Democracy is a system of government by the whole population or all eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives. There are no pure democracies in the world.

Franciscan Mission Associates is incorporated as a tax-exempt organization under the laws of the State of New York. Contributions are deductible to the full extent allowed by federal and state laws. (EIN: 13-1982783)

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