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 ...

Against the ancient backdrop of Rome’s Colosseum, thousands gathered Friday evening for the solemn Via Crucis procession, ...

A convalescing Pope Francis made a surprise in-person appearance when he greeted the crowd in St. Peter's Square on ... Francis urged the faithful to carry the cross "of those who suffer around ...

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 ...

Throughout Holy Week, he said, his homilies were focused on the theme of the Holy Year 2025: hope. The sorrow of Good Friday ...

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

He also took a spin in his wheelchair through St. Peter’s Basilica ... of the Stations of the Cross describing Christ’s crucifixion, with meditations written by Francis. Cardinal Giovanni ...

This Lent, a new version of a Catholic devotion seeks to acknowledge the traumas experienced by Native people, including ...

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

The recently restored Ponte Sant'Angelo in Rome features ten angels holding symbols of Christ's Passion, creating a profound ...

According to tradition, a part of the Holy Cross was discovered by the mother of the emperor Constantine, St. Helen, on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem in 326. A fifth century account describes this ...