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Why Pope Francis Named Himself After Italian Saint St Francis of Assisi
When Jorge Mario Bergoglio became pope in 2013, he chose a name no pontiff had ever taken: Francis. It was inspired by St ...
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Members of the clergy from Staten Island celebrate the Church of St. Clare's centennial with Cardinal Timothy Dolan, center, ...
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Why Jorge Mario Bergolio chose Francis as his papal name
St. Francis is the medieval Catholic saint whose spirituality focused on loving the poor, creation, and peace.
Who is St. Francis of Assisi? Why did the Pope chose to go by his name?
Pope Francis honors St. Francis of Assisi's legacy of peace, poverty, and respect for creation in Assisi, Italy.
Crowds flock to newest Catholic saint in Assisi — a millennial teen whose ordinariness is the draw
Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims have been pouring into the medieval hilltop town of Assisi in Italy to venerate the Catholic Church’s newest saint.
They don’t have TV sets or internet, but nuns at a Belleville monastery are going solar
The Poor Clares have been part of the Catholic Diocese of Belleville since 1986, when they branched out from a monastery in ...
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Crowds Flock to Newest Catholic Saint in Assisi — a Millennial Teen Whose Ordinariness Is the Draw
“St. Francis, St. Clare, of course, important saints who ... at 15 in 2006 and is generating a devotion that astonishes even Assisi’s bishop. “I’m seeing here a volcano of grace erupting ...
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Crowds flock to newest Catholic saint in Assisi — a millennial teen whose ordinariness is the draw
ASSISI, Italy — Pilgrims have been pouring ... who will be canonized on April 27. “St. Francis, St. Clare, of course, important saints who marked an epoch – but that’s far removed from ...