To all, Francis offers a message of mercy. It is a message that has won him both praise and criticism.

St. Francis of Assisi, also known as "Father Francis," was an Italian religious figure and mystic from the 12th and 13th centuries, revered as the patron saint of animals and ecology. His life was ...

For centuries, pilgrims came to Assisi to walk in the footsteps of a saint who preached to birds, embraced poverty and wandered the hills barefoot.But today, many arrive in search of a different model ...

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

Only 10 days are left until the end of Lent, an annual 40-day Christian period leading up to Good Friday and Easter Sunday.

St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Cambridge will celebrate the canonization of Blessed Carlo Acutis on April 27, Divine Mercy Sunday, as the finale of a weeklong Eucharistic Congress hosted ...

Father John was ordained a Permanent ... St. Patrick’s, Newburgh and St. Francis of Assisi Newburgh. In addition to his parish assignments, he was Associate Director of the Archdiocesan ...

The cultural legacy of Brother Francis ... the St. Francis Day Foundation, Inc., established under the auspices of the Holy Father, aimed at disseminating the teachings of the Saint of Assisi ...

That denial of privilege is a parallel with St. Francis, to whom Acutis was so devoted that he asked to be buried in Assisi, said the Rev. Enzo Fortunato, who spent most of his religious career ...