By Elias Turk About 350,000 people have registered to venerate the relics of St. Francis of Assisi — the first public display of the bodily remains of the beloved saint.

Francis of Assisi, that lovable saint, was the subject of a very successful exhibition at the National Gallery in 2023. The exhibit I found most impressive was a sackcloth habit reputed to have been ...

As the Church celebrates the Jubilee Year of St. Francis on the 800th anniversary of his death, a very accessible new book by Leonard Desroches is a perfect way to deepen our understanding of St.

The 800th anniversary of the death of St Francis of Assisi take place this year. Pope Leo XIV has declared 2026 a special ...

Pope Leo XIV has expressed interest in visiting Algeria, a trip that would mark the first papal visit to the North African nation and highlight its small but symbolically significant Catholic ...

Author Tim O'Brien trained for the Catholic priesthood before becoming a primary school teacher, then a residential social ...

STEUBENVILLE — Franciscan University of Steubenville welcomed Pope Leo XIV’s proclamation of 2026 as the Jubilee Year of St.

POPE Leo XIV has proclaimed a Franciscan Jubilee Year to mark 800 years since the death of St Francis of Assisi and ...

Pope Leo XIV will celebrate the Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper at the Basilica of St. John Lateran on April 2, ...

A piano concert marking the 800th anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi was held Monday at Santuario de San ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Leo XIV warned diplomats of rising global volatility, fractured communication and a growing disregard for human life in his annual speech to representatives to the Holy See.

The Regent of the Apostolic Penitentiary comments on the decree published on Friday announcing plenary indulgences during the special Jubilee Year proclaimed by Pope Leo XIV on the occasion of the ...