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Today we celebrate the Feast of Saint Bonaventure, the great Franciscan theologian, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church.
Adam Taju, Hasina Taju and Altaf Hasuian Patel were among the more than 240 people killed when an Air India flight bound for London crashed, their Des Plaines relatives said.
A large group of juveniles caused a public disturbance Saturday night in Mayfield Heights after being turned away from a packed church festival in neighboring Gates Mills, police said.
St. Francis of Assisi Parish will hold its annual Family Festival June 5-8 on its grounds, 6850 Mayfield Road in Gates Mills. Planned are food, kids' games, live music every day and more.
(The Conversation) — The motto that Francis selected for his papacy, ‘looking at him with mercy, he chose him,’ was inspired by Caravaggio’s painting.
Francis’s choice for his name, after Saint Francis of Assisi, signaled a commitment to service over authority. Notably, he’s known for simple acts like personally calling people who write to him.
‘The Inspiration of St. Matthew’ The central painting in the chapel, “Inspiration of Saint Matthew” is Caravaggio’s third painting, which was put in place in 1602.
The motto that Francis selected for his papacy, ‘looking at him with mercy, he chose him,’ was inspired by Caravaggio’s painting.
Article continues below this ad The central painting in the chapel, “Inspiration of Saint Matthew” is Caravaggio’s third painting, which was put in place in 1602.
The central painting in the chapel, “Inspiration of Saint Matthew” is Caravaggio’s third painting, which was put in place in 1602.