When I first saw Giotto’s fresco cycle “The Legend of St. Francis” in the upper church of the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi—a small Italian town two hours from Rome by train—I ...

Their trip included visits to major basilicas in Rome and sacred sites in Assisi, including the Pontifical Sanctuary of the ...

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 ...

Richard attended St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Franklin as well as Saints Francis and Clare of Assisi Catholic Church in Greenwood. He was a member of the VFW, American Legion, Knights of ...

selecting the pontifical name "Francis" after St. Francis of Assisi, a choice that set the tone for the rest of his papacy. Fox News' Caitlin McFall, Emma Colton and Chris Massaro contributed ...

First, in explaining why he named himself after St. Francis of Assisi, he exclaimed that St. Francis was "the man of poverty, the man of peace, the man who loves and protects creation." He added, “How ...

Immediately I thought of St. Francis of Assisi. Francis was a man of peace, a man of poverty, a man who loved and protected creation." Other popes have chosen names that reflected their own values ...

When Pope Francis selected his name, it was to honor Saint Francis of Assisi, “the man of poverty, the man of peace, the man who loves and protects creation,” he told journalists in 2013.

But in naming himself Leo, the new pope could also have wanted to signal a strong line of continuity: Brother Leo was the 13th century friar who was a great companion to St. Francis of Assisi ...

starting with his name — taken in part from St. Francis of Assisi, who was tasked by God himself to “rebuild my church.” The reforms most urgently needed when Francis assumed the papacy were ...

Jordan King is a Newsweek reporter based in London, U.K. Her current focus is on religion, health, food safety and population. She has covered the persecution of religions in the global south ...