First millennial saint Carlo Acutis will be canonized Sept. 7, the pope says - The Catholic Church’s first millennial-era ...

TRAVELLING more than 15,000km to take part in last weekend’s Jubilee of Ecclesial Movements, Associations, and New ...

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 ...

An Anglican Church in Adelaide’s south could be rebuilt ... plans to the Onkaparinga Council, to build a new St Francis of Assisi Anglican Church. It would replace the demolished building ...

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 ...

The first to take the name of Francis, after St. Francis of Assisi. — The first to visit Iraq, meeting its top Shiite Muslim cleric in 2021. As Buenos Aires archbishop, Francis denied himself ...

He took the name Francis after the well-known St. Francis of Assisi, who ministered to the poor. Like his namesake, the pontiff earned a reputation for living a humble life and eschewing the pomp ...

Pope Francis, the former Argentinian cardinal who often bucked age-old Vatican traditions in favor of more modern yet humble approaches, died after an extended respiratory illness on April 21, the ...

SCRANTON, Pa. — The St. Francis of Assisi Kitchen in Scranton helps people every day by serving a hot meal, and they are not taking the holiday off. Volunteers are busy preparing for Easter.