Reverend Brenda Forrester from St Francis of Assisi Church, in Barwick Way, is astonished by the 'love from this community' ...

Below you will find the listing of clergy changes for the Archdiocese of Toronto. Rev. Gerardo Bandalan – June 25, 2025 c/o Archdiocese of Toronto, 1155 Yonge St., Toronto Rev. Jude Coyle – June 25, ...

Vaz, who had been making threatening runs, finally got his name on the scoresheet with a neat solo effort, after rounding off ...

More than 400 laypeople, clergy and men and women in consecrated life participated in the Archdiocesan Synod 2025: You Will Be My Witnesses Assembly June 7 at Cretin-Derham Hall in St. Paul.

The pre-Renaissance painter’s fresco cycle depicting the life of the saint in Assisi, Italy, took an innovative, vibrant approach to celebrating the holy man. Skip to Main Content Explore Our Brands ...

Pope Francis was laid to rest Saturday at the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome after dying at 88 years old on April 21. More than 250,000 people turned out to bid farewell to the 266th pope of ...

When Jorge Mario Bergoglio became pope in 2013, he chose a name no pontiff had ever taken: Francis. It was inspired by St Francis of Assisi - the saint of the poor, the humble and the earth.

St. Francis of Assisi, born Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone around 1181 or 1182 in Assisi, Italy, is a prominent figure among Catholics. He was a renowned Italian mystic and poet who renounced ...

In 1182, St. Francis was born to a wealthy family in Assisi, which rises above a fertile valley in central Italy. Praying in front of a crucifix, he is said to have heard a call to reform the church.

The former janitor and nightclub bouncer became the first Jesuit pope, the first from the New World and the first pope ever to take the name Francis -- in honor of St. Francis of Assisi, who ...

When he was elected in 2013, Pope Francis said he chose his name in honor of St. Francis of Assisi, the 13th-century Italian friar who renounced his wealth to become "a man of peace, a man of ...