THE SPCA Assisi in Humansdorp fulfilled a longstanding dream when they opened the SCPA Assisi Animal Clinic at their premises at the end of last month. According to SPCA Control Officer Rickie Vorster ...

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 ...

Based on his doctrine, his choices of papal clothing were more “extravagant” and fashionable, showing gold and embroidery since he desired to ... since Francis of Assisi dedicated his life to poverty ...

His designs often drew inspiration from medieval religious art — especially Giotto’s frescoes in Assisi — to echo a direct ... using natural materials, hand embroidery, and historical techniques.

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 ...

(AP) Upon his ascension to the papacy, 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.

When Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was anointed as the Pope, he chose to rename himself as Francis after St. Francis of Assisi, the medieval saint who founded the Franciscans, one of the largest ...

Part two of the popular docudrama series returns with episode one, now streaming exclusively on Fox Nation, centering around Francis of Assisi. The episode details his journey from the horrors he ...

ASSISI, Italy (AP) — Pilgrims have been pouring into this medieval hilltop town to venerate not only two of the Catholic Church’s most celebrated saints, Francis and Clare, but its newest ...

ASTON — About seven years ago, Francis and Clare, a pair of budgie parakeets, were gifted to the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for their retirement home, Assisi House in Aston ...