Franciscans around the world commemorate the 800th anniversary of St. Francis of Assisi receiving the stigmata on Sept. 17, ...

Despite his best efforts, St. Francis couldn't hide the wounds nor the pain it caused from his fellow brothers.

Crowds gathered on Sept, 17 in the Casentino Valley in Italy for the 800th anniversary celebration of St. Francis of Assisi ...

Christmas symbols we all know and love. N othing says “Christmas” like the sights, smells and sounds of the season: From ...

MANITOWOC – Leaders of the St. Francis of Assisi Catholic parish are ready to move into the next phase of their “Rebuild My Church” initiative with construction of a new gathering space and ...

Eight hundred years ago, around the feast of the Triumph of the Cross (Sept. 14), Francis of Assisi received the “stigmata,” ...

Parishioners of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Hamburg felt a sense of relief a few months ago when Buffalo Diocese officials recommended that the parish stay open, even as the diocese ...

When did the first stigmata phenomena appear in the Catholic Church? On September 14, 1224, two years before his death, Saint Francis of Assisi had a vision of a seraph on Mount Alverna in Tuscany ...

oil wash and graphite on paper, in artist's frame ...

Then recite the Hail Mary three times. First Decade – Begin by saying: Saint Francis of Assisi, through your intercession, I pray that the First Order increases in vocations and that its members ...

The Istiqlal Mosque in Indonesia sits across from Jakarta’s cathedral, linked by a “tunnel of friendship” as a symbol of religious fraternity. Francis ... and Islam what St. John Paul ...