The remains of St. Francis of Assisi, the namesake of San Francisco's first mission and later the city itself, will be ...

The relics of St. Francis of Assisi, one of the most beloved saints in history, will be put on display in Italy next year.

For the first time in history, the remains of St. Francis of Assisi are going on public display. The event is set to run from ...

With Holy Father Leo XIV’s approval through the Vatican Secretariat of State, this historic exhibition will take place at the Basilica of Saint Francis in Assisi, Italy, where the saint's body will be ...

The body of St. Francis will be moved from his tomb, located in the crypt, and placed at the foot of the papal altar in the ...

Francis' canticle was groundbreaking in its embrace of all creation as equal to humanity. Today, it reads as a call to embrace our fragile universe and earth and all its inhabitants.

The Catholic Church celebrates the feast of St. Francis of Assisi every year on Oct. 4. Known as the patron saint of animals ...

Saint Francis of Assisi, an important figure in the Roman Catholic Church, was born into a life of wealth and luxury but traded that for a life of poverty. The exchange was made after he reportedly ...

I never met my Uncle Jamie. He died in 1963, well before I was born. He was my father’s eldest brother. Growing up, my aunts ...

My poodle was sacred, like all creatures born from the loving heart of God. He taught me that animals, too, carry the divine ...

Video show pets such as dogs, cats and even horses visit the Catholic ceremony for the Blessing of the Animals on St. Francis Day.

It’s been said about Norristown, and I think this is pretty accurate, that if you throw a stone anywhere in town you’ll hit a church. Heck, people are now establishing churches in row homes – and I ...