Saint Francis of Assisi was born in Italy in 1181 or 1182. He was born into wealth, and spent a lot of time drinking and partying during his youth.

Help all people who comprise the church to always stand for love, life and creation. Amen. (Written by Art Laffin on December 4, 2012 at Santa Maria degli Angeli, Assisi Italy, where the church St ...

Let's pray for the intercession of St. Francis, that the Lord may send the Church today a great saint like St. Francis of Assisi to inspire us to want to do great things for God. Gerald Gioglio 14 ...

The saint of Friday, October 4th, is Saint Francis of Assisi, born with the name Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone in Assisi. He was an Italian religious figure and poet, a deacon, and the founder ...

Mr. Donaghy, I think that you are quite right in connect Francis of Assisi's notion of poverty to the reality of the Incarnation. Francis' notion of the Incarnation of Jesus Christ underpinned his ...

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.

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.

One, “Francis of Assisi: The Life and Afterlife of a Medieval Saint” (Yale), is by André Vauchez, a professor emeritus of medieval studies at the University of Paris. The book appeared in France in ...

In the Basilica of St. Clare hangs the wooden crucifix that changed Francis' life. In 1206, an emaciated, soul-searching, stark-raving Francis knelt before this crucifix and asked for guidance.

The restored St. Francis Missal, a 12th-century manuscript that St. Francis of Assisi consulted as he was discerning his spiritual life, will be on display at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore ...