The Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi and its gift shop are open to the public Tuesday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Visitors should ...

March 13, 2013: Elected as the 266th pope, taking the name Francis in honor of St. Francis of Assisi ... of Michelangelo's Pietà. Many shops near St. Peter's Basilica offer holy water bottles ...

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday aged 88 following a stroke that led to a coma and heart failure, the Vatican said ...

The canonisation of a British Italian teenager as the first millennial saint has been postponed due to the Pope’s death.

Only yesterday he gave a blessing here in St Peter’s Square,” said Emanuele Ponti, 50, from Assisi ... souvenir kiosk, owner Alessandro Trabalzini said he was doing a roaring trade in Pope ...

History books, Hollywood movies and television food programs invariably tell us that Italy is wonderful, and reinforce an ...

A short walk down the street that Bracka 6 and Nowa Prowincja is on, the Basilica of St. Francis ... ll walk down the ...

They were what any of us might wear — and, like most of his clothes, they showed a preference for humility and simplicity.

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.

The pope, 88, arrived at the basilica to pray and greet visitors. Pope Francis made a short and unannounced visit Saturday to St. Peter's Basilica to pray before this evening's Easter vigil and ...