Earth Day is April 22, and in 1979, Pope St. John Paul II proclaimed St. Francis of Assisi the patron saint of the environment.

ROME — Assisi is celebrating the beatification of computer programming teen Carlo Acutis in October with more than two weeks of liturgies and events that the bishop hopes will be an evangelizing force ...

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The bones of St Francis of Assisi, the medieval friar who inspired the late Pope Francis and generations of Christians before him, have gone on public display in Italy for the first time ever. His ...

ASSISI, Italy (AP) — Pilgrims will have yet another reason to visit the hilltop Umbrian town of Assisi, as the bones of St. Francis of Assisi, the medieval friar who inspired Pope Francis and ...

Teresa Tomeo hosts in Italy, walking in the footsteps of Francis. Looking to learn more about St. Francis during this Jubilee ...

Located in the hills of central Italy, Assisi is the hometown of St. Francis. It's where he was born, lived and worked — and where he died. Today tourists flock to this town, which sits atop a hill ...

Archbishop Domenico Sorrentino of Assisi-Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino, Italy, processes with a reliquary containing a relic of Blessed Carlo Acutis during Mass at St. Anthony’s High School in South ...

With the theme “Louisiana Myths & Legends,” the Krewe of Assisi hosted its sixth annual royal ball at The Mallory in St. Francisville on Jan. 30. Assisi Ball Captain Amber Thorne called the ...