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 ...

Castaldo) "Come, Brother Wolf, I will not hurt you," Francis called, making the sign of the cross and speaking ... A statue of St. Francis of Assisi and a wolf is seen May 30, 2015, in the town ...

Bending Journey of Discovery When Dan Brown published "The Da Vinci Code" in 2003, he forever changed the landscape of religious thrillers, blending historical mysteries, art symbolism, and spiritual ...

Drawing on a prayer of Saint Francis of Assisi later adapted by the founder of his Redemptorist order, Saint Alphonsus Liguori, Bishop Lewandowski took for his episcopal motto “because by your Holy ...

ASSISI, Italy — Assisi has long been a place of pilgrimage, but these days the faithful come not for Saint Francis but for a tech-savvy teen soon to become the first millennial saint.

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 ...

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