Describing Mary, the Pope echoed the words of the patron of his pontificate, St. Francis of Assisi: “Daughter and handmaid of ...

Six Latin American bishops reveal their favorite saints, sharing how they have been influenced by them and aided by them in ...

At the general audience, the pontiff continued the cycle of catechesis on the Holy Spirit and his ‘bride’, the Church. The ...

Pope Francis has added Saint Isaac the Syrian (640-700) to the list of saints celebrated by the Roman Catholic Church. Born ...

Pope Francis appointed a new preacher of the papal household: a 53-year-old Italian Capuchin priest who studied computer science and mathematics and discovered his vocation while ...

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Pope Francis presided over the canonization Mass for 11 Christians martyred in 19th-century Syria and three founders of religious orders at the Vatican. A canonization Mass outside St. Peter's ...

The Vatican has announced the appointment of Capuchin Father Roberto Pasolini as the new papal preacher, succeeding Cardinal ...

Americans do not want to be ruled by Savonarola or St. Francis of Assisi. They want and deserve humor and fun as Vice ...

Many people know St Francis of Assisi (c. 1181 – 3 October 1226) as the Catholic patron saint of animals ... FAN takes a three-pronged approach – contemplation (prayer), education (research, teaching ...

Based in Reading, the order capped a year-long series of reflections on the sisters’ service in Eastern Pennsylvania and now ...