Venerated in his lifetime, Saint Francis did not have to wait long for a monument to be erected in his honor. A basilica in ...

From his wheelchair, Francis knocked a few times and the great Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica swung open. He was wheeled across the threshold as bells tolled across Rome and the choir inside ...

According to the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, at age 15 she felt the call to religious life and entered the Institute ...

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ROME, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Rome's chief Jewish rabbi on Thursday sharply criticised Pope Francis over the pontiff's recent ramping up of criticism against Israel's military campaign in Gaza ...

The story goes that when he went to Rome to get Pope Innocent III’s ... And right now we need Saint Francis. Now that kindness is countercultural, we need his extremes of wild charity to pull ...

Pope Francis met with Finnish representatives of various Christian denominations who have made a pilgrimage to Rome on the ...

Church leaders from Norfolk and Waveney have described the "highlight" moment of meeting Pope Francis during a pilgrimage to Rome. The group, representing seven denominations, enjoyed a guided tour of ...

Rome's Chief Rabbi Criticises Pope Francis Over Israel Remarks By Joshua McElwee ROME (Reuters) - Rome's chief Jewish rabbi on Thursday sharply criticised Pope Francis over the pontiff's recent ...

ROME (Reuters) - Rome's chief Jewish rabbi on Thursday sharply criticised Pope Francis over the pontiff's recent ramping up of criticism against Israel's military campaign in Gaza, in an unusually ...