In his early 20s, Pope Francis underwent surgery to remove a part of his lung affected by a severe respiratory infection.

Maybe that is part of their charisma, suggests Volker Leppin in his biography Francis of Assisi: The Life of a Restless Saint, newly translated after first being published in German. For a ...

Vatican officials cleared his schedule through the weekend due a “complex” infection plaguing the 88-year-old pontiff.

A follow-up chest CT scan on Tuesday "demonstrated the onset of bilateral pneumonia, which required additional drug therapy," ...

WE HAVE become accustomed to hearing the name of St Clare of Assisi alongside that of St Francis. Indeed, she referred to herself as his “little plant”. While she certainly flourished from the ...

Holy Virgin Mary, there is none like you among women born in the world. Daughter and handmaid of the heavenly Father, the almighty King, Mother of our most high Lord Jesus Christ, and Spouse of ...

If you're an architecture buff, take some time to check out the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, which was constructed beginning in 1869. Located a block east of the Santa Fe Plaza ...

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.

a statue of St. Francis of Assisi remained completely intact “I do think there is a spiritual significance,” 5th grade teacher Blair Manzke tells PEOPLE The Pasadena Waldorf School was ...