There are also those who turn to spirituality, praying prayers like the powerful plea to St. Francis of Assisi, especially dedicated to sick animals. If you're going through this situation and ...

Holy Virgin Mary, there is none like you among women born in the world. Daughter and handmaid of the heavenly Father, the almighty King, Mother of our most high Lord Jesus Christ, and Spouse of ...

He died on Oct. 3, 1226 close to midnight. You can also celebrate by saying St. Francis' prayer and enjoying food inspired by the Umbria region of Italy where Assisi is located.

Everyone argues about which city is the capital of Silicon Valley–is it San Jose, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, Palo Alto? But there is no argument that Silicon Valley is based primarily in Santa Clara ...

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 ...

AP ASSISI, Italy — Pilgrims have been pouring into this medieval hilltop town to venerate not only two of the Catholic Church’s most celebrated saints, Francis and Clare, but its newest ...

When Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was anointed as the Pope, he chose to rename himself as Francis after St. Francis of Assisi ... dedicated to St. Clare, who embraced radical poverty to imitate ...

During his homily, Archbishop Jedraszewski said St. Clare of Assisi sewed special shoes for St. Francis to “ease his pain” caused by stigmata and that “many people describing Francis wrote ...