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 ...

Today, April 17, is Maundy Thurday. It is a part of “Holy Week” observed by Roman Catholics around the world and in India, to ...

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 ...

Pictures of Blessed Carlo Acutis, an adolescent who spent his life spreading his faith online, earning the moniker "God's Influencer", are printed on souvenirs in a shop of Assisi where Acutis is ...

Chainarong Monthienvichienchai, the author, stands in prayer before the glass tomb of Blessed Carlo Acutis at the Sanctuary ...

The Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development has announced the theme chosen by Pope Francis ... it quotes the messages for the World Day of Peace in 1990 and 2010, from St. John Paul ...

and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.

NATHAN SALT AT ST JAMES' PARK: Harvey Barnes struck twice ... Andrea Stella might be described as Formula One's answer to Saint Francis of Assisi. OLIVER HOLT: I've completed the journey of ...

To all, Francis offers a message of mercy. It is a message that has won him both praise and criticism.

Meet 'Francis,' the talking parakeet who makes retirement fun for the Sisters of Saint Francis of Philadelphia!

A convalescing Pope Francis has greeted the crowd in St_ Peter’s Square on Palm Sunday, wishing more than 20,000 faithful a ...