Saint Francis of Assisi made many contributions to Christianity. Each year on October 4, many Catholic churches celebrate the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi.

A relic of Carlo Acutis, who will be canonized as the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint, was venerated at St. Florian ...

Friar Marco recalled the first visit of Pope Francis to Assisi in 2013, when he was first elected pope. “Since that Oct. 4, 2013, first trip to Assisi, the world has changed.

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 ...

St. Francis of Assisi School will continue classes at the old Saint Kevin School building in Delaware County next week after a fire destroyed the Catholic school earlier this week.

The principal of St. Francis of Assisi School in Springfield, Pennsylvania said classes were canceled for the rest of the week after a fire broke out at the building.

A teenager uses a smartphone to take a picture at the tomb of 15-year-old Carlo Acutis, an Italian boy who died in 2006 of leukemia, in Assisi, Italy, on Saturday, March 1, 2025.

The All-Class Reunion, set for April 20, 2024 in the school gym, will begin with a celebration of Mass at 4 p.m., followed by a buffet dinner at 5 p.m. Attendees must be 21, as it is a BYOB event. … ...

In celebration of the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi, known for his love of all of God’s creatures, 25 church communities around Maine will hold Blessing of the Animals prayer services over ...

What once was four Catholic parishes in Canton now has become one. More than 124 years of tradition has been reborn as St. Francis of Assisi Church.. St. Anthony/All Saints of Canton and St. Mary ...

CNA Staff, Oct 4, 2023 / 17:06 pm. On the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the faithful gathered at the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi, Italy, to honor the beloved Italian saint and celebrate ...