Clare of Assisi (1193-1253) may be unique among the saints of the Catholic Church for the abundance of horticultural ... Thomas of Celano, Life of St. Francis 1:29 Statue of St. Clare on facade of ...

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 ...

St. Catherine is merged with St. Joseph parish in Farmington, and St. Francis of Assisi is merged with St. Clare parish in St. Clair. This comes after the Vatican's decision earlier this week to ...

When Jorge Mario Bergoglio became pope in 2013, he chose a name no pontiff had ever taken: Francis. It was inspired by St Francis of Assisi - the saint of the poor, the humble and the earth.