A scholar of global Catholicism writes how Francis has opened the church to the outside world in ways no pope had done before ...

Maybe that is part of their charisma, suggests Volker Leppin in his biography Francis of Assisi: The Life of a Restless Saint, newly translated after first being published in German. For a ...

So yes, I do consider it a spiritual symbol." Related: California Woman Flees Palisades Home 21 Years After Grandparents Lost Their Home in Wildfire (Exclusive) The St. Francis statue serves as a ...

Pope Francis is gravely ill. He is 88 years old and many years ago already lost part of one lung. Over the last few years, he ...

The Church of St. Francis of Assisi, a symbol of Brazil's cultural heritage, now requires not only reconstruction but also measures to ensure the safety of visitors. Local authorities emphasize ...

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 ...

Monday marks Pope Francis’ 10th day in the hospital, making this equal to the longest hospitalization of his papacy.

He was also the first pope to choose Francis as his name, thus honoring St. Francis of Assisi, a 13th-century ... God’s Love through meditating on the symbol of the Sacred Heart that depicts ...

The changes Francis brought to the papacy were more than skin deep. He opened the church to the outside world in ways none of ...