Pope Francis has long advocated for immigrants, refugees, and the vulnerable—but the Church, like other institutions, may ...

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 ...

Pope Francis advanced the sainthood causes of one woman and five men, including Antoni Gaudí, the Spanish architect who ...

Jordi Faulí I Oller is currently the head architect of the basilica, the seventh to hold the position. Several architects who ...

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 ...

Influential Dutch studio MVRDV has been chosen to radically renovate a disused church. The former place of worship is being ...

Holy Week has always been a time to reflect. And if you’re staying home, watching religious movies may inspire introspection.

By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Rome Pope Francis on Wednesday held an audience ... appearances during recent Sunday Masses in St. Peter’s Square. He also took a spin in his wheelchair ...

Members of the clergy from Staten Island celebrate the Church of St. Clare's centennial with Cardinal Timothy Dolan, center, ...

On Monday, October 7, 2024, a fire damaged the roof and top floor of the beloved Saint Francis of Assisi School in Springfield. The fire prompted students at the school to move to a nearby school ...

A wildlife group in the national parks of Italy's Abruzzo – a vast green area known as the "lungs" of Europe - is offering an unusual kind of tourism: tracking wolves. It's part of an effort these ...