On the 800th anniversary of the saint’s passing, a look at his ties to the United States and the rich Franciscan history of America.

This weekend marks 800 years since the death of St. Francis of Assisi.   Often simply called the Poverello, which means ...

September’s papal visit to the ‘eldest daughter of the Church’ highlights a faith revival in secularized France.

Ten years after Pope Francis sent shock waves through the Catholic Church with his outreach to divorced and civilly remarried ...

Pope Francis is hugged by a young visitor at his general audience at the Vatican, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (photo: Credit: ...

Members of SS. Francis and Clare Progressive Catholic Community hope a new building will give them flexibility to serve ...

Returning home from covering the election of Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican last year, NPR’s Scott Detrow and Daniel Burke knew ...

Each year on Oct. 3, the followers of St. Francis of Assisi (1181-1226) -- friars; nuns; laypeople -- mark the globally ...

In a meeting with the Hera Group, an Italian multiutility group that manages environmental services in the Vatican, Pope Leo ...

Pope Francis in Fatima, 2017. / Daniel Ibañez/CNA By Jonah McKeown, Carl Bunderson, Kevin J. Jones Denver Newsroom, Mar 15, ...

Thousands of pilgrims, as well as civil and religious leaders, are expected over the weekend to commemorate the feast of St.

The figures, released on September 23 by the polling firm Zuban Córdoba, provide an early indication of the reception Leo XIV ...