ASSISI, Italy — Pilgrims have been pouring into ... who will be canonized on April 27. “St. Francis, St. Clare, of course, important saints who marked an epoch – but that’s far removed ...

It has been named the best European city break for those looking to save money, thanks to its abundance of free attractions ...

Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who was elected as the 266th pope on March 13, 2013, took an unprecedented step of adopting the name Francis. The Argentine-born was the first Jesuit pope and history's ...

Remembering Pope Francis, the Catholic Church leader who broke with tradition 10:43. Rome — Pope Francis, who challenged deeply rooted norms and made it his mission to change th ...

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 ...

Truong, a lifelong Catholic, had hoped one day to spend Easter in Vatican City. That hope was fulfilled this spring, when he ...

Pope Francis has died aged 88, the Vatican announced on Monday. His death came one day after a brief appearance to thousands gathered in Saint Peter’s Square for the Vatican’s open-air Easter Sunday ...

St. Francis of Assisi, born Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone around 1181 or 1182 in Assisi, Italy, is a prominent figure among Catholics. He was a renowned Italian mystic and poet who renounced ...

Crowds Flock to Newest Catholic Saint in Assisi — a Millennial Teen Whose Ordinariness Is the Draw ASSISI, Italy (AP ... s most celebrated saints, Francis and Clare, but its newest ...