In a letter, the pope prayed to St. Francis, asking the saint's intercession "to give us the courage to build bridges where the world raises up boundaries." ...

As the Church celebrates the Jubilee Year of St. Francis on the 800th anniversary of his death, a very accessible new book by Leonard Desroches is a perfect way to deepen our understanding of St.

STEUBENVILLE — Franciscan University of Steubenville welcomed Pope Leo XIV’s proclamation of 2026 as the Jubilee Year of St.

Pope Leo XIV also traveled to the city of Montefalco, where he celebrated Mass in the monastery of the Augustinian nuns, which was erected in the 13th century. Pope Leo XIV visits the tomb of St.

Everyone knows the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi, the burial place of the founder of the Franciscan order, as well as the basilica housing the Portiuncula. But few know the Eremo delle Carceri, a ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Some takeaways about the life of Pope Francis, who died Monday: Background Jorge Mario Bergoglio was born Dec. 17, 1936, to Italian immigrants in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the ...

Pope Leo XVI’s letter to ministers general of the conference of the Franciscan family on the occasion of the opening of the eighth centenary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi.

The chicken coop is located about 300 feet from Lubavitcher World Headquarters in Brooklyn. It’s part of The Crown Heights Homestead, which, according to Google Maps, is “permanently closed,” Don’t ...

The remains of San Francisco's namesake saint will be exhumed early next year to be displayed for the 800th anniversary of his death. The body of St. Francis of Assisi will be moved from his tomb from ...