Once again, St. Francis of Assisi (1182-1226) has become a source of renewed hope for peace. ... Why is Francis still a symbol of peace for people of many faiths today?

St. Francis of Assisi, after whom Pope Francis has taken his name, captures the spirit of Catholics because he’s the pre-eminent figure in imitating Christ. CNN values your feedback 1.

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 ...

St. Francis’ meditations on the life of Christ led him to create the first-ever Nativity scene in Greccio, Italy, in 1223. Fresco by Giotto of St. Francis of Assisi embracing the Child Jesus at ...

Philip Fruytiers (1610-1666), “St. Francis of Assisi” (photo: Register Files / Public Domain) Jimmy Akin Blogs October 4, 2013 St. Francis is one of the most famous saints in Church history.

Assisi, a charming medieval hillside city site 100 miles northwest of Rome, is the birthplace of St. Francis, the friar who revolutionized the Catholic Church by preaching a message of poverty and ...

On Nov. 29, 1979, Pope John Paul II issued a papal bull that declared St. Francis of Assisi the patron of ecology and of those who promote ecology. In the bull, John Paul II wrote, ...

Pope Francis chose his name in honor of St. Francis of Assisi, Italy’s patron saint who emulated the life of Christ like perhaps no other figure in the church's history.. New York’s Cardinal ...

Besides this change, Francis chose to keep his old symbols, ... On Tuesday, Francis will preside over a solemn Mass in St. Peter's Square that will mark the official start of his pontificate.