Pope Francis honors St. Francis of Assisi's legacy of peace, poverty, and respect for creation in Assisi, Italy.

“You, Lord, are blessed for having made me.” St. Clare of Assisi spoke these curious final words. After exploring Clare’s unusual spiri­tual vision for many years, these words continued to confound me ...

Clare of Assisi (1193-1253) may be unique among the saints of the Catholic ... just as if they were endowed with reason.” Thomas of Celano, Life of St. Francis 1:29 Statue of St. Clare on facade of ...

That indulgence has been known ever since as “The Pardon of Assisi” and can be gained during the first days of August. St. Francis dedicated St. Clare of Assisi to Jesus in the Porziuncola ...

The POOR CLARE (COLETTINE) RELIGIOUS, who live a life of prayer and poverty as decreed by both St. Francis of Assisi and St. Clare, established their first American convent on 10 Aug. 1877 in a former ...