The Franciscan Monastery in Washington, D.C. is a national shrine that sustains this 800-year mission of the Franciscan Friars in the Holy Land by serving as a “Little Jerusalem” in America. It serves America’s Holy Land pilgrims through education, fundraising, recruiting vocations, promoting pilgrimages and providing pastoral ministry locally to religious, lay Catholics and to all of good will.
Brookland, also known as Little Rome or Little Vatican, is a neighborhood located in the Northeast quadrant of Washington, D.C. From an up-and-coming arts district to plenty of recreational greenspace and "Little Rome," discover all that Brookland has to offer. DC’s "Little Rome" is awash in Catholic churches and sites, plus a lively arts zone and charming, bungalow-filled streets.