He articulated the mission just days after his 2013 election and it explained the name he chose as pope, honoring St. Francis of Assisi "who had ... on Christmas Day in 1538.

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.

We should seek to live simply, to take only what we need and share what we have, to see ourselves in kinship with all of ...

For those (arch)dioceses that do not mark today as the Ascension, the liturgical calendar allows celebration of the optional ...

Representatives from 16 world Communions gathered in Assisi from May 5-7, to discuss the development of a common liturgical ...

Pope Francis' tour spread compassion and fraternity in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste, and Singapore ...