October is the day to remember St Francis of Assisi. It is also World Animal Day, and the day when some churches hold ...

St. Francis of Assisi's remains will be displayed at his basilica in Italy during 2026 to commemorate 800 years since the ...

The Catholic Church celebrates the feast of St. Francis of Assisi every year on Oct. 4. Known as the patron saint of animals ...

Pope Leo continued the theme of poverty in his catechesis during the Oct. 4 Jubilee audience, reflecting on St. Luke’s ...

I never met my Uncle Jamie. He died in 1963, well before I was born. He was my father’s eldest brother. Growing up, my aunts ...

Students in the early learning ministry at Saints Francis & Clare of Assisi Catholic School play on the school’s new playground on Aug. 22 at the Center Grove-area school. The playground, which was ...

ASTON — About seven years ago, Francis and Clare, a pair of budgie parakeets, were gifted to the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for their retirement home, Assisi House in Aston, by a visiting ...

The Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of Italy’s Parliament, voted to pass the bill on Sept. 23, with 247 votes in favor ...

Saint Francis of Assisi, an important figure in the Roman Catholic Church, was born into a life of wealth and luxury but traded that for a life of poverty. The exchange was made after he reportedly ...

Italy’s Senate on Wednesday gave overwhelming support to a bill restoring a public holiday on October 4th in honour of Saint ...

LUBBOCK – The Catholic community of Saint Clare of Assisi Church began celebrating Masses on Ash Wednesday. The Catholic Diocese of Lubbock’s newest community will celebrate Masses in worship space at ...