The Catholic Church annually honors St. Francis with a feast day on Oct. 4. St. Francis is the patron saint of animals and the namesake for the Franciscan monastic tradition.

Ascension Lutheran Church in Franklin Square offered a blessing for animals as part of the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi.

St. Francis of Assisi is the patron saint of animals and the environment, and it is customary for churches to hold ceremonies in his honor. St. Francis’ feast day has been celebrated for centuries, ...

The event honored St. Francis of Assisi’s Feast Day, which was Oct. 4, according to the church. The blessing began at 10 a.m.

St. Francis of Assisi, born Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone around 1181 or 1182 in Assisi, Italy, is a prominent figure among Catholics. He was a renowned Italian mystic and poet who renounced ...

In the Catholic faith, this saint was known for his love of animals. So, if your dog is under the weather, you can turn to him with hope and recite this powerful prayer.

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — A west El Paso church will hold a Kermes this weekend to celebrate the feast of their church St. Francis of Assisi. The St. Francis of Assisi Church will hold its ...

The pre-Renaissance painter’s fresco cycle depicting the life of the saint in Assisi, Italy, took an innovative, vibrant approach to celebrating the holy man.

Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims have been pouring into the medieval hilltop town of Assisi in Italy to venerate the Catholic Church's newest saint.

Pope Francis, the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, will be mourned and buried at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major after dying one week ago at 88 years old.

Who was St. Francis of Assisi? St. Francis of Assisi, born Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone around 1181 or 1182 in Assisi, Italy, is a prominent figure among Catholics.