The pontiff marks the 800th anniversary of St. Francis of Assisi’s death and asks prayers that peoples may be freed from “the ...

After the Angelus catechesis, Pope Leo once again invited the faithful to pray the Rosary, joining the initiative of Aid to ...

The following is the full text of Pope Leo XIV's Angelus address given Oct. 4 at St. Peter's Square. Dear brothers and ...

As we celebrate the Franciscan Jubilee Year, therefore, let us perseveringly ask for the gift of peace and sincerely commit ourselves to building harmony among peoples.

On the evening of Oct. 3, 1226, at the Porziuncola, a small chapel near Assisi, Francis welcomed what he called “Sister Death ...

Pope Leo XIV, born in Chicago, keeps taking aim at the biggest industry in his home country.

Adults must find their true Christian faith and have the courage to speak out, report the sexual abuse of children, and stop it by exposing the crime, telling the truth, and ending the culture of ...

In response to Pope Leo XIV's decree marking the 800th anniversary of St. Francis' death, Voyage Publishing's "Francis: Herald of the Great King" challenges readers of all ages to live radical lives ...

A day of ceremonies and events in Assisi to honour Italy's patron saint. President Mattarella addresses the nation, joined by ...

October is St Francis’s Day, when Christians around the world remember the life and witness of Francis of Assisi. This year’s ...

On the 800th anniversary of the death of Francis of Assisi, Capuchin friar Niklaus Kuster explains why the saint continues to ...

In the aftermath of 9/11 25 years ago, former president George H.W. Bush came to the Vatican to meet St. John Paul the Great and me. More the former than the latter, to be sure — given that he didn’t ...