Clare of Assisi (1193-1253) may be unique among the saints of the Catholic Church for the abundance of horticultural references surrounding her life and legacy. Commemorating Clare with a garden is ...

Assisi, the medieval Italian town revered as the home of Saints Francis and Clare, is experiencing a new ... Carlo’s happy image, usually in a red polo shirt and carrying a backpack, is as ...

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 ...