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 ... stated in his “Lives of the Artists” that ...

When I first saw Giotto’s fresco cycle “The Legend of St. Francis ... followers, who later rose in the ranks of papal institutions. He was canonized on July 16, 1228, two years after his ...

The pope approved the new canonization date for the two young blesseds and set Oct. 19 as the date for the canonization of ...

Sweeney, star of the hit series Euphoria and films such as Anyone But You, hasn’t exactly been backing away from innuendo. “Hello, you dirty little boys, are you interested in my body” – long pause – ...

The Catholic Church looks set to canonise the late Carlo Acutis, a tech-savvy youngster who died in 2006, and with it, usher in a new era of religion at a time when worship is on the decline, writes P ...

As we come to the end of May, it felt appropriate to cover the most famous film made about his namesake: Roberto Rossellini’s “The Flowers of St. Francis” (1950). It is one of the most well ...

You were chosen by the heavenly Father, who has been pleased to honor you with the presence of his most holy Son and the Divine Paraclete. You were blessed with the fullness of grace and goodness.

Known as the people's pope, Francis visited Philadelphia in 2015 as part of a North American tour. His surprise Easter Sunday appearance at St. Peter's Square was a fitting final day, according to ...

Rising funk/soul sensation Neal Francis has just finished a raucous set at the Orange Peel in Asheville, North Carolina, and the charismatic yet introspective rocker wipes sweat from his face and ...

A more recent transition that I’m struggling to accept is the passing of Pope Francis. A person doesn’t have to be a Catholic to have been inspired by his witness and example. I could tell in ...