St. Francis is the medieval Catholic saint whose spirituality focused on loving the poor, creation, and peace.

He was also the first pope to choose Francis as his name, thus honoring St. Francis of Assisi, a 13th-century ... act for the head of the Catholic Church, Francis concluded by speaking of non ...

They also remind visitors that the church is active and to be respectful of services. The Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi and its gift shop are open to the public Tuesday through ...

(The Conversation) — A scholar of global Catholicism writes how Francis has opened the church to the outside ... thus honoring St. Francis of Assisi, a 13th-century mystic whose love for nature ...

an Italian teen who died in 2006 and will become the church’s first millennial saint when canonised in April. That makes Assisi “a condensation of holiness in a small town,” Fortunato said. And it all ...

He said something unexpected would happen on the 3rd.” So, Albert went to Assisi, to the place of St. Francis. On August 3, before returning home, he entered a church to offer a prayer of thanks.

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He was also the first pope to choose Francis as his name, thus honoring St. Francis of Assisi, a 13th-century mystic whose love ... In a significant act for the head of the Catholic Church, Francis ...

Father Emilio Chapa, the Pastor of St. Francis Assisi Parish in Yuma, says, "The ashes are symbolic and one of the things we say when we put on ashes is 'Remember you are dust and to dust you ...

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Vatican City — Pope Francis ... a parish in Gaza City that he's kept in touch with since the war there began. After night fell, thousands of faithful gathered in a rain-soaked, chilly St ...