Today, the Convent of Saint Francis in Santiago de Compostela keeps alive the Franciscan mission of service, evangelization, and help for those most in need. Through the Juan XXIII Cultural-Social Center, the Franciscans carry out numerous educational and social action projects aimed at people and groups facing poverty or exclusion. Their work is based on defending human dignity, solidarity, and accompanying those going through economic or social difficulties. They also organize job training courses, educational activities, and integration programs to promote inclusion and improve the living conditions of many people.
Alongside this social work, the convent remains an important center of religious life. The Conventual Church of Saint Francis hosts liturgical celebrations, catechesis activities for children and young people, the Tau Scout group, formation meetings, and spaces for prayer for the Christian community. In this way, the Franciscans continue to pass on the message of Saint Francis of Assisi, promoting values such as fraternity, simplicity, peace, and love for God and neighbor.
Another notable aspect of their work is care for the most vulnerable through the Juan XXIII Shelter, a Franciscan social outreach project. This service offers reception, temporary lodging, hygiene, food, clothing, and human support to people without resources, while also providing training activities that promote their social integration. Thanks to these initiatives, the convent remains, more than eight hundred years after its founding, a model of help, hospitality, and commitment to those most in need in the city of Santiago de Compostela.