He used to say, ‘There are queues in front of a concert, in front of a football match, but I don’t see these queues in front ...

And what students will see as they explore the school are Stoltzfus' four large murals depicting saints that are special to the school's mission. One of those saints is St. Francis of Assisi ...

"Rest in Peace Pope Francis! May God Bless him and all who loved him ... He chose the name "Francis" to honor St. Francis of Assisi, reflecting his dedication to the poor and to peace.

1 A Jesuit pope Jorge Mario Bergoglio became a pope of many firsts: the first modern pope from outside Europe, the first whose papal name honors St. Francis of Assisi, and the first Jesuit – a ...

Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, honored Francis of Assisi with the name he selected for himself when he was elected as pope in 2013. The pope’s namesake, Saint Francis, remains widely ...

The article concludes with a call for kindness and love, inspired by the Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi. Updated to add a photo. I rarely got in trouble when I went to Catholic school from first ...

Perhaps the most surprising aspect of his papacy was that he became pope at all. Francis was elected ... pontiff to take his papal name from St. Francis of Assisi, the austere friar who dedicated ...

He chose his name, Francis, to honor Saint Francis of Assisi, an Italian friar and poet ... A group of students from Cardinal Gibbons High School were in Rome for the school’s spring trip ...

A pope of many firsts, Francis was the first Latin American pontiff and first Jesuit. Naming himself for Saint Francis of Assisi ... of God is loving mercy and all people are called to exercise ...

the first whose papal name honors St. Francis of Assisi, and the first Jesuit – a Catholic religious order founded in the 16th century. Those Jesuit roots shed light on Pope Francis’ approach ...

Parkes also noted that when Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was anointed as the pope, he chose a name to honor St. Francis of Assisi ... “But all go before God to account for the gift of their ...

Francis’ first words delivered from the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica after ... I thought of Francis of Assisi. Then I thought of all the wars, as the votes were still being counted, till ...