Catholic liberal arts colleges have turned toward traditional architecture when expanding to accommodate the numbers. Here ...

The Lexington Diocese's implementation of Laudato Si' is "one of the most comprehensive and inspiring examples of ecclesial ...

The St. Francis Foundation of Santa Barbara officially sold its property to the Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation, creating an established home for the local nonprofit devoted to supporting families ...

It’s also unclear if the statue will now be returned to Morrison’s gravesite. A rep for the Morrison estate tells Rolling Stone it was “happy to hear the news” of the statue’s ...

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 ...

Observers note a connection to Saint Francis of Assisi, the previous pope's namesake. The 12th-century friar Leo — a close companion of Francis — was responsible for writing down many of ...

In the 15th century, King Louis XI of France, ill and seeking a cure, asked for St. Francis of Paola, a Calabrian friar, to come to France to heal him. “When he arrived … he told the king ...

Chris Packham has posed as St Francis of Assisi in a portrait celebrating him as a “living saint”. The portrait of the presenter and environmental campaigner is now on show on the altar of the ...

starting with his name — taken in part from St. Francis of Assisi, who was tasked by God himself to “rebuild my church.” The reforms most urgently needed when Francis assumed the papacy were ...