seeking inspiration from the spirit of St. Francis of Assisi. He maintained his temperament and form of pastoral leadership, and through his resolute personality, immediately made his mark on the ...

Pope Francis, elected in 2013, chose his name in honor of St. Francis of Assisi, the 13th-century Italian friar who renounced his wealth. Francis died of a stroke and irreversible heart failure on ...

a name he chose in honor of St. Francis of Assisi, people were immediately struck by the simple appearance of the Church’s new pontiff elected to lead the world’s approximately 1.4 billion ...

He articulated the mission just days after his 2013 election and it explained the name he chose as pope, honoring St. Francis of Assisi “who had the heart of the poor of the world,” according ...