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 ...

Carlo Acutis, who died of leukemia at 15 and used tech to spread Catholicism, will be canonized Sept. 7 in Rome, the pope ...

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 ...

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 ...

The pope approved the new canonization date for the two young blesseds and set Oct. 19 as the date for the canonization of ...

Pope Leo XIV has announced that Carlo Acutis, the Catholic Church 's first millennial-era saint, will be canonised on ...

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 ...

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 ...