St. Francis of Assisi, also known as "Father Francis," was an Italian religious figure and mystic from the 12th and 13th centuries, revered as the patron saint of animals and ecology. His life was ...

A Texas sanctuary an hour from Houston cares for wolves and wolf-dogs who can't be released back into the wild. Here's a ...

the blessing was conducted in remembrance of St. Francis of Assisi’s love for all creatures great and small on the Sunday closest to his feast day of Oct. 4. Refreshments for animals and their ...

But one radical misfit in particular, Francis of Assisi, seems to loom larger—and provoke greater fascination—than any other. His life story, shrouded in legend, continues to inspire many ...