WE HAVE become accustomed to hearing the name of St Clare of Assisi ... with which Francis had invigorated Christian spirituality. Her family’s home was in the San Rufino piazza at the heart of church ...

Critics say that the Archdiocese of Santa Fe’s roster of “credibly accused” priests should be longer — by 59 names — but the ...

In the first week of February, the Vatican department that oversees Catholic Church doctrine accepted written testimonies ...

(REVIEW) The Baroque painter Francisco de ... s iconic 1636 painting “Saint Francis of Assisi,” which was inspired by a curious Franciscan legend. In 1449, Pope Nicholas V visited the monastery of ...

Jack O’Connell, a former Catholic priest and the retired CEO of the Health & Welfare Council of Long Island said of any ...

The number of Hillsong Church campuses in the United States has now fallen to just five after leaders in the global Australia ...

The Igreja de São Francisco looks rather plain on the outside ... vaulted ceilings and walls of this church, which started to take shape in 1245. A traveler favorite amid the luster is the ...

Every Jan. 24, the Catholic Church celebrates St. Francis de Sales, bishop of Geneva and doctor of the Church, known as “the saint of kindness.” He reportedly had a bad temper, but he relied ...

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Maybe that is part of their charisma, suggests Volker Leppin in his biography Francis of Assisi: The Life of a Restless Saint ... at peace with the Catholic church of his day.

They also remind visitors that the church is active and to be respectful of services. The Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi and its gift shop are open to the public Tuesday through ...

The people of Lucera were known to compare him with St. Francis of Assisi, from whom he derived his name. He died in 1742 and was canonized in 1986.