The bones of St Francis of Assisi went on public display for the first time Sunday, capping an 800-year saga over his bodily remains showcasing appeal of relics ...

To mark the 800th anniversary of the death of St Francis of Assisi, Christian faithful will for the first time be able to ...

Let the weapons fall silent, let the bombings cease, let an immediate ceasefire be reached, and let dialogue be strengthened ...

The bones of Italy’s patron saint will be shown to the public for a month, to mark the 800th anniversary of his death.

Assisi is putting the bones of St. Francis on public display for the first time, and the Italian town is bracing for a crush ...

Pilgrims will have yet another reason to visit the hilltop Umbrian town of Assisi, as the bones of St. Francis of Assisi, the medieval friar who ...

Pope Leo XIV has already restored several customs from recent pontificates that Francis had set aside. The Pallium Mass for ...

In a wide-ranging interview with an Italian paper, Card. Camillo Ruini offered a forthright assessment of the Francis pontificate and flatly called Benedict XVI’s decision to resign “a mistake.” ...

The bones of St. Francis of Assisi, the medieval friar who inspired Pope Francis and generations of Christians before him, ...

CatholicPhilly presents a weekly roundup of international news from Vatican News, the official news portal of the Holy See. The following report on the week of Feb. 15, 2026 links to stories on ...