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On February 12, 2025, Graymoor Ecumenical & Interreligious Institute (GEII) hosted a group of leaders from the Roman Catholic Church, Episcopal Church, and Greek Orthodox Church at the Interchurch Center in New York City.

GARRISON- Catholics from around the globe will be visiting Putnam County this year after Cardinal Timothy Michael Dolan, Archbishop of the New York Archdiocese, has designated Graymoor in Garrison as a pilgrimage site for the 2025 Jubilee Year.

Our community is spreading the word… Visit Graymoor during the Jubilee Year of Hope! The Highlands Current talked to Fr. Jim Gardiner about preparing for the influx of pilgrims.

The Catholic media outlet OSV News highlighted Graymoor in its coverage of pilgrimage sites for the Jubilee Year of Hope. In this piece, Fr. Jim Gardner explains why being named a pilgrimage site is itself a sign of hope for the community.

This past Saturday on behalf of the Franciscan, Friars, Sisters, Tertiaries and Affiliates of the Society of the Atonement, Father Ken Cienik, SA, welcomed Archbishop Henning to the Chapel of Our Savior in Brockton, MA.

A group of Franciscan Novices, including our very own Br. Charles Okorie, NSA, gathered during the week of January 27-31 in Assisi to take a training course on consecrated life.

We are thrilled to introduce Franciscan Works' newest Board Member, Fr. Kenneth Cienik, SA!

Each year Christians gather worldwide to share Fr. Paul Wattson’s vision of “At-One-Ment” from January 18 to 25 in observance and celebration of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (WPCU).

Dr. Hollander, a native New Yorker and distinguished ecumenical theologian, is the first lay director in GEII’s 58-year history. He succeeds Fr. Jim Loughran, SA, with whom he has worked with for the past several years.