In Assisi, one of the main pilgrim draws is a tiny church dwarfed by its expansive surroundings, the Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels near Assisi, Italy.

The Scranton Federation of Teachers recently spent a Saturday morning giving back at St. Francis of Assisi Kitchen, from ...

There are a surprising number of U.S. replicas of the "Porziuncola," the tiny chapel in Assisi, Italy, where Christ told St.

This year marks the 800th anniversary of the “blessed passing” of St. Francis of Assisi, which took place on October 3, 1226. On the occasion of the opening of the centennial celebrations, Pope Leo ...

Pilgrims will walk through Clent, Worcester, Shrawley and Upton to mark 800 years since the death of St Francis of Assisi, visiting Franciscan ...

Hundreds attended the final mass at St. Francis Seraph Church, a 167-year-old parish known for serving vulnerable communities in Over-the-Rhine.

St. Francis of Assisi was the antithesis of a Machiavellian leader. Born in 1181, the future saint renounced his father’s wealth, then spent the remainder of his life wandering around northern Italy ...

Bishop Robert Brennan, Bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn which includes Queens, celebrated a Mass on Sunday, June 27, 2026, ...

The late pope is remembered for his humility and inclusivity.

Nestled in the quiet valley of the River Gaine and among the rolling countryside of County Westmeath, the Franciscan Friary ...

Fr Kieran Cronin, OFM, spoke about why the message of St Francis matters more than ever in his homily for the Mass ...

The anniversary of Pope Leo XIV’s election last month generated lots of thoughtful but inconclusive analysis from mainstream ...