Pilgrims have been pouring into this medieval hilltop town to venerate not only two of the Catholic Church’s most celebrated ...

Pilgrims have been pouring into this medieval hilltop town to venerate not only two of the Catholic Church's most celebrated ...

Assisi, the medieval Italian town ... the pontifical committee for World Children’s Day. “And there are more similarities with St. Francis. St. Francis left the churches and went to the ...

The people of Lucera were known to compare him with St. Francis of Assisi, from whom he derived his name. He died in 1742 and was canonized in 1986.

Few individuals in church history have straddled the fault line between insider and outsider quite so capably as Francis of Assisi – a reality ... bourgeoisie of his day and distinguished ...

The Vatican says Pope Francis spends part of his days at his desk working and concelebrates Mass daily in his private chapel ...

ASSISI, Italy — Pilgrims have been pouring into this medieval hilltop town to venerate not only two of the Catholic Church’s most celebrated saints, Francis and Clare, but its newest — Carlo ...

The 2025 men’s NCAA tournament might have been the last for St. Francis (PA). The school announced Tuesday that it will be dropping from Division I all the way to Division III after the 2025-26 ...

He served in several parish ministries and, with Nellie, was a recipient of the St. Francis of Assisi award. They have traveled extensively, most notably to The Holy Land. He was called to his ...

Pope Francis was so close to death during his weeks ... The Vatican provided extremely detailed daily updates during his 38-day fight. The doctor said it was the pope’s personal nurse ...

Carlo Acutis will become the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint at a solemn canonization Mass on April 27 in St. Peter’s Square ... to the church in Assisi, Italy, where his body ...

Pope Francis approves the canonisation of Peter To Rot as PNG's first saint, not long after being released from hospital.