Pope Francis, who took his name from the patron saint of ecology -- St. Francis of Assisi -- died the day before Earth Day ...

The feast of St. Rita of Cascia, celebrated May 22, reminds us of the healing power of prayer, penance and forgiveness — and her spiritual kinship with Pope Leo XIV, the Church’s new Augustinian pope.

THE Kouga Catholic community is set to host a five-day St Francis of Assisi Festival - celebrating the Dedication ... opportunity to draw new insights and inspiration from our beloved Saint Francis, ...

Over an hour after the white smoke emerged, the new pope, clad in his papal vestments, stepped out onto the balcony and ...

G.K. Chesterton wrote of St. Francis of Assisi, “But after all ... Much like the great saint whom he chose as his namesake and clearly intended to emulate, Pope Francis confounded caricature ...

The legend traces back to a 12th-century Irish saint ... the Vatican. Francis also doesn't really fit the "Peter the Roman" description. Some believe that because St. Francis of Assisi's father ...

Pope Francis has been laid to rest, the conclave has been assembled and, after due deliberation by the participating cardinals, the world at last has seen white smoke wafting from the Sistine Chapel ...

Father David Michael Moses of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston has noticed an eye-opening link between Carlo Acutis, who will be come the first millennial saint, and Pope Leo XIV.

honored saints, or theological themes that reflect the pope’s priorities. For instance, Pope Francis was the first to adopt the name of St. Francis of Assisi, signaling his commitment to ...

Leo could also refer to Brother Leo, the 13th century friar who was a great companion of St Francis of Assisi, it was claimed ... who named himself after the saint. Pope Leo will have the ...

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 ... to depict this new saint. The prevailing ...

choosing not the name of a former pope but that of St. Francis of Assisi, the 13th century cleric and patron saint of animals and the environment. Pope Leo started to emerge as a front-runner for ...