The rich culture & history of Italy takes center stage at the Italian Film & Culture Festival. We’re getting a sample of the opening night cuisine, courtesy of Osteria D’Assisi. | Local News ...

Located in the hills of central Italy, Assisi is the hometown of St. Francis. It's where he was born, lived and worked — and where he died. Today tourists flock to this town, which sits atop a ...

A teenager uses a smartphone to take a picture at the tomb of 15-year-old Carlo Acutis, an Italian boy who died in 2006 of leukemia, in Assisi, Italy, on Saturday, March 1, 2025.

On the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the faithful gathered at the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi, Italy, to honor the beloved Italian saint and celebrate the 800th anniversary of the approval ...

People pray in front of the body of Carlo Acutis, a 15-year-old Italian boy who died in 2006 of leukemia and beatified in 2020, in the Santa Maria Maggiore church in Assisi, Italy, Wednesday ...

Charging through dark and quiet Assisi -- a town stony with history -- I was rushing back to my favorite restaurant, hoping to get there before the kitchen closed. At 10 p.m., the pink marble ...

I went because: Traveling with friends in Tuscany, I was drawn to visit the lovely hometown of San Francisco's patron saint. Don't miss: The Porziuncola, St. Francis' original church, now located ...