Francis of Assisi: the Life of a Restless ... and the results are often illuminating. A Statue of Saint Francis Take the famous story of St Francis and the birds which features in one of the ...

Few individuals in church history have straddled the fault line between insider and outsider quite so capably as Francis of Assisi – a reality that lies at the heart of Volker Leppin’s evenly ...

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 ...

Behind me prayers were said for Pope Francis on Tuesday night, as they have been said every evening in St. Peter's during these ... olive tree wood from the Holy Land or cheap, even gaudy ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — As Pope Francis remains hospitalized in Rome, thousands of faithful from around the world have been gathering by St. Peter ... olive tree wood from the Holy Land or cheap ...

Pope Francis, who is receiving treatment for pneumonia, has been in hospital since February 14. As he entered another week in hospital, hundreds of pilgrims travelled to Assisi, a hilltop town, to ...