At the end of a winding climb, on the slopes of Mount Subasio at an altitude of about 800 meters (about 2,625 feet), the ...

The Hermitage of St. Francis is a little known sanctuary in Assisi that still preserves the spirit of St. Francis.

The Hermitage of St. Francis is a little known sanctuary in Assisi that still preserves the spirit of St. Francis.

St. Francis of Assisi, like so many young people today, had experienced the ravages of war, spent time as a prisoner and came out of that trauma seeking something deeper in his life. He hungered for ...

Notre Dame Cathedral in France and St. William in Cashion, Ariz., are about as different as two churches can be.In appearance, culture and age, they’re at opposite ends of the spectrum.But aside from ...

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

An Italian teen — Carlo Acutis, who was 15 when he died of leukemia in 2006 — is poised to become the first millennial saint, according to Pope Leo.

Caravalhal lives in Rome, but was unable to pay his respects to Francis when the body was lying in state in St. Peter’s Basilica after his death on Easter Monday at the age of 88.

Roman Catholic faithful began visiting the tomb of Pope Francis on Sunday, filing past the simple white tomb in St. Mary Major Basilica a day after he was bade farewell by the powerful of the ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Roman Catholic faithful began visiting the tomb of Pope Francis on Sunday, filing past the simple white tomb in St. Mary Major Basilica a day after he was bade farewell by ...