He was a fan of soccer and spent a lot of time on his computer. He also was deeply religious and, in April, is expected to be ...

Venerated in his lifetime, Saint Francis did not have to wait long for a monument to be erected in his honor. A basilica in ...

Learn about five special locations to visit if you are planning an Italy trip during 2025.

+ “We understand you want more from an escorted tour than a few hurried, all too brief visits to the destinations you have ...

Elio and Stefano Ciol’s exhibit Into the Light at the Museo Italo Americano in San Francisco looked at Italian landscape with art and sentiment ...

The Holy Doors of the basilicas of Rome, the beautiful churches, the countryside around Assisi, the gelato and the pasta and ...

Rome's famed 'cradle of Caravaggio, San Luigi de' Francesi, has got a new lighting system for the iconic Cycle of St Matthew ...

A 13th-century Franciscan friary, a family home, a school and now a luxury hotel, this historic Colchester building has had many ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — While many people around the world seek a blessing for their animals around the Oct. 4 feast of St.

Fresco by Giovanni Cimabue in the Lower Basilica of Assisi. Credit: Cimabue ... Venice became the main entry point for influence from the Byzantine Empire in Italy. The main reason for this was its ...

The investigation comes after Italian authorities freed a Libyan national wanted by the ICC. Italian authorities released the director of a notorious detention camp who had been arrested in Turin ...

In Italy, and throughout Europe ... Inspired by the life of the 12th-century ascetic Francis of Assisi, the sisters (and their fellow friars) follow his life and teachings, tending to the sick ...