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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

If you're an architecture buff, take some time to check out the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, which was constructed beginning in 1869. Located a block east of the Santa Fe Plaza ...