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The pre-Renaissance painter’s fresco cycle depicting the life of the saint in Assisi, Italy, took an innovative, vibrant approach to celebrating the holy man.
Around St. Peter’s Square, the pope offered services to the homeless and migrants, in ways that often did not go down well with his fellow clerics.
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- An extensive restoration has been completed at the Historic St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in downtown Bend, which is holding an open house from 4-6 p.m. Thursday ...
Pope Francis preached tolerance for others, sometimes to the point of breaking with Catholic Church orthodoxy and surprising his own followers.
Pope Francis, who chose his papal name after the 13th-century figure St. Francis of Assisi, known as the patron saint of ecologists, was the fiercest climate and environment advocate in the church ...
Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, marked many firsts when he was elected as the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the first Latin American pope, first Jesuit pope and ...
Pope Francis and St. Francis of Assisi Church in Bend church are both named for St. Francis, and share many things in common, including the pope's desire to help the less fortunate.
ABU DHABI, 24th April, 2025 (WAM) – St. Francis of Assisi Church of Assisi in the Abrahamic Family House in Abu Dhabi held a memorial Mass today for Pope Francis, who passed away last Monday at ...
And seeing Pope Francis embody the values of St Francis of Assisi in the following years just made me like him even more and more. His concern for all people and the environment.
Carlos Acutis is set to become the first millennial saint. His canonization was moved to next Sunday in St. Peter's Square after the death of Pope Francis.
Pope Francis wants to be buried at the Basilica of St. Mary Major, that is the largest and oldest Marian church in all of Rome, because he wants to bring attention to the Blessed Virgin Mary.