St. Francis of Assisi, born Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone ... ecology lived out joyfully and authentically. He is the patron saint of all who study and work in the area of ecology, and he ...

Who’s St. Francis ... millennial saint when canonized in April. That makes Assisi “a condensation of holiness in a small town,” Fortunato said. And it all links back to St. Francis ...

Pope Francis, who took his name from the patron saint of ecology -- St. Francis of Assisi -- died the day before Earth Day ...

Pope Francis, baptized as Jorge Mario Bergoglio, celebrated his patron saint’s feast day every April 23. The patron saint’s day of the pope is a holiday at the Vatican and Pope Francis usually ...

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 ...

my middle name is Francis after St. Francis of Assisi who had been the lifelong patron Saint of my father Jim, who was a graduate of Jesuit St. Ignatius high school. Along with Pope Francis ...

Crowds Flock to Newest Catholic Saint in Assisi ... privilege is a parallel with St. Francis, to whom Acutis was so devoted that he asked to be buried in Assisi, said the Rev. Enzo Fortunato ...

In 1228, just two years after his death, Pope Gregory IX officially canonised St Francis of Assisi as a saint. Francis was declared the patron saint of animals and ecology due to his deep love for ...