Medieval artist Cimabue’s depiction of St. Francis in Assisi, Italy. Eight hundred years ago this year, St. Francis of Assisi ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From Sunday, February 22, until March 22, in the lower church of the Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, pilgrims will be able — ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The remains of St Francis of Assisi, one of the Catholic Church's best-known saints, is on display in the Basilica of St Francis ...

The Umbrian hill town boasts an abundance of medieval art and architecture but for many visitors, the real draw is the chance ...

Christians are encouraged to make a prayerful pilgrimage during the Year of St. Francis. The University of Saint Francis in ...

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 ...

Located in the hills of central Italy, Assisi is the hometown of St. Francis. It's where he was born, lived and worked — and where he died. Today tourists flock to this town, which sits atop a hill ...

Now, as Pope Leo XIV has proclaimed 2026 as the Jubilee Year for St. Francis, Archbishop José H. Gomez has declared 15 sites ...

ROME — Assisi is celebrating the beatification of computer programming teen Carlo Acutis in October with more than two weeks of liturgies and events that the bishop hopes will be an evangelizing force ...