When I first saw Giotto’s fresco cycle “The Legend of St. Francis” in the upper church of the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi—a small Italian town two hours from Rome by train—I ...

For the very first time, a millennial — 15-year-old Carlo Acutis — was supposed to be elevated to saint status. The canonization was scheduled to take place at the Vatican on April 27 during the first ...

Going to Catholic school, we all knew our patron saints. Mine happened to be St. Francis of Assisi. Even at a young age, I thought it was a good fit due to my Italian heritage and my love and ...

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who took the name Francis in tribute to St. Francis of Assisi. Among those at the cathedral Tuesday were Mayor Eric Adams; the papal representative at the United Nations, Italian Archbishop ...

It was inspired by St Francis of Assisi - the saint of the poor, the humble and the earth. From day one, Pope Francis lived by the name. He skipped the lavish Vatican residence for a modest ...

Pope Francis has died aged 88, the Vatican announced on Monday. His death came one day after a brief appearance to thousands gathered in Saint Peter’s Square for the Vatican’s open-air Easter Sunday ...

Along with being a practicing Catholic, my middle name is Francis after St. Francis of Assisi who had been the lifelong patron Saint of my father Jim, who was a graduate of Jesuit St. Ignatius ...

Pope Francis, who died at the age of 88 on Easter Monday, had a special relationship with cinema going back to his childhood in Buenos Aires. “I owe my cinema culture above all to my parents who ...

the late pontiff chose the name Francis in honour of St. Francis of Assisi, a 13th-century saint known for his poverty, humility, and peace advocacy. This choice was unique, as no other pontiff ...

he chose to rename himself as Francis after St. Francis of Assisi, the medieval saint who founded the Franciscans, one of the largest orders in the Catholic Church. St. Francis’ tomb is situated ...

The first to take the name of Francis, after St. Francis of Assisi. — The first to visit Iraq, meeting its top Shiite Muslim cleric in 2021. As Buenos Aires archbishop, Francis denied himself ...