WE HAVE become accustomed to hearing the name of St Clare of Assisi ... with Francis, Clare has a distinctive place in the rich tapestry of Franciscan spirituality. To understand it, we need to take ...

They were the devout followers of St. Francis of Assisi (1181-1226), an Italian ... He stripped the medieval building down and built it back up into an Elizabethan-style property by adding a ...

May is the perfect time to visit this picturesque region of Italy. In spring, Umbria hosts many interesting festivals, traditional fairs and exhibitions. For example, in May, Gubbio hosts the famous ...

Every Jan. 24, the Catholic Church celebrates St. Francis de Sales, bishop of Geneva and doctor of the Church, known as “the saint of kindness.” He reportedly had a bad temper, but he relied ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In a homily read by Cardinal José Tolentino de Mendonça, artists were urged to be “witnesses to the revolutionary vision of the Beatitudes.” ...

referring to a medieval Catholic concept on the "order of love" or "order of charity" to God, ourselves and our neighbors. While not mentioning Vance directly, Pope Francis directly contradicted ...

Pope Francis waves to people visiting St. Peter's Square in the Vatican in October 2022. Vincenzo Pinto/AFP/Getty Images Francis, seen at left with his brother Oscar, was born on December 17, 1936.

President Donald Trump's policy of deporting undocumented immigrants en masse has drawn the ire of Pope Francis. The Pope, in a letter to American bishops, took aim at Trump's policy, but ...

Too many of them come to Holy Mother Church because they’re attracted to authoritarian dogma and to medieval spectacle, neither of which has anything to do with the gospels. The latest example ...