On June 13, the Catholic Church commemorates Saint Anthony of Padua, born Fernando Martins de Bulhões. The Saint was born in Lisbon, Portugal, to a noble family and is considered one of the ...

It’s been nearly a month since a deadly tornado went through St. Louis, leaving widespread destruction from Clayton to north St. Louis. While some progress has been made, there is a long ...

One of Parma’s 7-foot-tall pink flamingo statues, considered by many to be the unofficial mascots of the city, was stolen ...

The pie, coffee and donut at the Toodyay Bakery are as divine as I remembered them. Already feeling blessed, I take a stroll ...

The stolen objects included a large wooden statue, believed to depict St Francis of Assisi, a 100-year-old chair and a prayer stool. The Reverend Mark Kennard said the loss of the statue made it feel ...

(KTVZ) -- An extensive restoration has been completed at the Historic St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church ... Deacon Phil McCarty told us, "The statues, the pews, the stained glass windows ...

It was inspired by St Francis of Assisi - the saint of the poor, the humble and the earth. From day one, Pope Francis lived by the name. He skipped the lavish Vatican residence for a modest ...

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 ...

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 ...

A statue of St. Francis of Assisi and a wolf is seen May 30, 2015, in the town of Gubbio, Italy. (CNS/Octavio Duran) However, the conflict between wolves and farmers is not a simple matter of ...

Francis of Assisi: the Life of a Restless Saint by ... Leppin sticks at it tenaciously and the results are often illuminating. A Statue of Saint Francis Take the famous story of St Francis and ...