To the world’s media he was a “people’s pope”, the very model of a modern man of faith who ... to the thirteenth-century mystic Francis of Assisi. Saint Francis had already inspired ...

Without an experience of the resurrection in their lives, the signs worked by St. Francis of Assisi and others couldn't have ...

Francis' "no" to women's ordination is not just the exclusion of women from a Church role. It is an insupportable and blatant ...

Welcomed by some and rejected by others, Laudato Si’ emerged as one of the most important documents of Francis’ pontificate.

from the choice of his name Francis in honor of St. Francis of Assisi, who renounced wealth to help the poor, to the outward symbols and priorities of his papacy. He chose to live in the Vatican ...

Pope Francis, like all Catholic priests, vowed to celibacy and thus was not married or had children. Here's what we know ...

Going to Catholic school, we all knew our patron saints. Mine happened to be St. Francis of Assisi. Even at a young age, I thought it was a good fit due to my Italian heritage and my love and ...