For centuries, pilgrims came to Assisi to walk in the footsteps of a saint who preached to birds, embraced poverty and ...

Lent gets its name from a word meaning "springtime," the time of year when the hours of daylight are lengthening and the sun ...

Sister Gladys Anyanwu, a Nigerian nun from the Sisters of the Compassionate Heart of Christ, teaches at St. Francis of Assisi ...

The hiker who was killed when a tree fell on his hammock as he slept on a camping trip has been identified as a 22-year-old senior from the University of Alabama.

A University of Alabama student weeks away from graduating was killed by a falling tree while on a camping trip with friends.

The University of Alabama and St. Francis of Assisi Catholic are mourning the loss of a student who made his mark in his ...

The problem was also the ultimate sign of success for the day’s Pilgrimage of Hope, which brought people through the streets ...

Since the early days of the faith, many Catholics have prayed for intercession to saints’ relics — but their sale is strictly ...

Wearing nasal cannulas that provide supplemental oxygen, Pope Francis arrived in a wheelchair accompanied by a nurse.