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 ...

A statue of St. Francis of Assisi and a wolf is seen May 30, 2015, in the town of Gubbio, Italy. (CNS/Octavio Duran) However, the conflict between wolves and farmers is not a simple matter of ...

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

From formerly enslaved runaway to revered saint, St. Moses the Black's life tells a story of radical redemption. Now, Academy Award-winning director Martin Scorsese brings the tale of the bandit ...

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 ...

St. Mark Church in Monticello, AR, installs new stained-glass windows, bringing the parish closer to their faith and creating a more prayerful atmosphere.

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 ...

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

Friends and Tom Ackerman, a pastor at St. Francis of Assisi University Parish, say the 22-year-old Crain and three of his fellow students, who were all involved with Bama Catholic, were sleeping ...