(OSV News) -- Throughout 2024, Franciscans around the world commemorate the 800th anniversary of St. Francis of Assisi receiving ... brethren at his side and his most devoted followers were ...

Upon his ascension to the papacy, the late pontiff chose the name Francis in honour of St. Francis of Assisi, a 13th-century saint known for his poverty, humility, and peace advocacy. This choice ...

ASSISI, Italy (AP) — When he was chosen as the Catholic Church’s leader in 2013, Jorge Mario Bergolio chose Francis as his papal name. In 1182, Francis was born to a wealthy family in Assisi ...

When Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was anointed as the Pope, he chose to rename himself as Francis after St. Francis of Assisi, the medieval saint who founded the Franciscans, one of the largest ...

Around 1224 C.E., while recovering from an illness, St. Francis of Assisi penned ... to draw lessons from the experience of Francis and his followers, which indeed resonates in a particularly ...

When he was elected in 2013, Pope Francis said he chose his name in honor of St. Francis of Assisi, the 13th-century Italian friar who renounced his wealth to become "a man of peace, a man of ...

Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio on Dec. 17, 1936, he chose Francis as his papal name in honor of St. Francis of Assisi. His father Mario was an accountant and he worked as a bouncer, a janitor and a ...

after St. Francis of Assisi. After a pope dies, they’re traditionally buried with several items, including a rosary, a death certificate and a bag of coins that were minted during his reign.

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re remembered Francis' "open heart towards everyone." At his funeral, Pope Francis was remembered and venerated as a pontiff with "strength and serenity" who modeled his ...