St. Francis’ tomb is situated at the hilltop town on Assisi in Italy ... It marks the spot where he gave up even his clothes in front of his father, who disinherited him. St. Francis was ...

During his sermon at the memorial Mass, the Apostolic Nuncio reflected on Pope Francis’s legacy, saying he consistently ...

When Jorge Mario Bergoglio became pope in 2013, he chose a name no pontiff had ever taken: Francis. It was inspired by St Francis of Assisi - the saint of the poor, the humble and the earth.

G.K. Chesterton wrote of St. Francis of Assisi, “But after all, this man was a man and not half a dozen men. What seems ...

At his funeral, Pope Francis was remembered and venerated as a pontiff with "strength and serenity" who modeled his pontificate on St. Francis of Assisi. The dean of the ... but in the Father’s house, ...

Pope Francis of Argentina after attending Easter mass and engaging worshipers from the 'Popemobile' Sunday, passed on Monday ...

P ope Francis, the reform-minded Roman Catholic leader who guided the church through an era of crisis, died Monday, April 21, ...

Pope Francis ... the late Holy Father delivered over the course of his papacy. March 2013: First benediction urbi et orbi Stepping out onto the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica as ...

Father Hans Kreuwels, a priest from the Netherlands visiting Rome with his brother, told CNA at St. Peter ... s papal name of Francis “[reminded] us of Francis of Assisi and what he did ...

Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary moved from the Philadelphia area to Lower Gwynedd Township. The religious institution now ...

Mine happened to be St. Francis of Assisi. Even at a young age ... the Pope Francis Center, run by Father Tim McCabe and his dedicated staff. Dio benedica Papa Francesco! We will miss you!