Renaissance painter’s fresco cycle depicting the life of the saint in Assisi, Italy, took an innovative, vibrant approach to ...

The oldest known representation of St. Francis, a mosaic, is found in the church ... Patriarch of Jerusalem in 644 C.E. St. Francis of Assisi was the inventor of the creche, the displays that ...

As people around the world gather to honor Pope Francis​, St. John's University is bringing its community together in both ...

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Going to Catholic school, we all knew our patron saints. Mine happened to be St. Francis of Assisi. Even at a young age, I thought it was a good fit due to my Italian heritage and my love and ...

The Synod of the Diocese of the Murray of the Anglican Church of Australia lodged their proposed plans to the Onkaparinga Council, to build a new St Francis of Assisi Anglican Church. It would ...

He articulated the mission just days after his 2013 election and it explained the name he chose as pope, honoring St. Francis of Assisi “who had the heart of the poor of the world,” according ...

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re remembered Francis' "open heart towards everyone." At his funeral, Pope Francis was remembered and venerated as a pontiff with "strength and serenity" who modeled his ...