If you're an architecture buff, take some time to check out the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, which was constructed beginning in 1869. Located a block east of the Santa Fe Plaza ...

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 ...

Pope Francis was laid to rest Saturday at the Basilica of St. Mary Major in ... and serenity" who modeled his pontificate on St. Francis of Assisi. The dean of the College of Cardinals, Giovanni ...

The basilica is Assisi contains a cycle of more than two dozen frescoes illustrating crucial moments in St. Francis’ life — including the “spogliazione.” Painted by Giotto at the end of ...