a statue of St. Francis of Assisi remained completely intact “I do think there is a spiritual significance,” 5th grade teacher Blair Manzke tells PEOPLE The Pasadena Waldorf School was ...

Saint Francis of Assisi, an important figure in the Roman Catholic Church, was born into a life of wealth and luxury but traded that for a life of poverty. The exchange was made after he ...

Assisi Heights Spirituality Center program coordinator Sister Marlys Jax said the architectural aspects like the statues of St. Francis and St. Clare of Assisi can become hidden in plain view.

The St Francis statue had been in the church for several generations, and most of the stolen items were likely to have been ...

the late pontiff chose the name Francis in honour of St. Francis of Assisi, a 13th-century saint known for his poverty, humility, and peace advocacy. This choice was unique, as no other pontiff ...

Pope Francis has died aged 88, the Vatican announced on Monday. His death came one day after a brief appearance to thousands gathered in Saint Peter’s Square for the Vatican’s open-air Easter Sunday ...

(OSV News) -- Throughout 2024, Franciscans around the world commemorate the 800th anniversary of St. Francis of Assisi receiving the stigmata on Sept. 17, 1224, the appearance of the bodily wounds ...

he chose to rename himself as Francis after St. Francis of Assisi, the medieval saint who founded the Franciscans, one of the largest orders in the Catholic Church. St. Francis’ tomb is situated ...

When I first saw Giotto’s fresco cycle “The Legend of St. Francis” in the upper church of the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi—a small Italian town two hours from Rome by train—I ...