The pope’s words emphasized his humility and belief that simple acts of devotion could unite the church. His illness has made ...

Who was St. Francis? In 1182, Francis was born to a wealthy family in Assisi, which rises above a fertile valley in central Italy. Praying in front of a crucifix, he heard a call to reform the church.

The pope’s embrace of literature and history is a sharp contrast to some of his predecessors, a medievalist explains.

Who’s St. Francis, Whose Love for the Poor, Creation, and Peace Inspires Pope Francis? ASSISI, Italy (AP) — As Pope Francis entered his third week in a hospital battling pneumonia, hundreds of ...

“The life of St. Francis teaches the way to holiness is giving up yourself, getting rid of things that hold us back in our life here, and just offer ourselves to the Lord,” said the Rev. Paul ...

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ASSISI, Italy (AP) — As Pope Francis entered his third week in a hospital battling pneumonia, hundreds of pilgrims continued to make their way to this hilltop town to pray at the tomb of St ...

St. Francis and Pope Francis After being elected, a pope chooses a name to adopt for his papacy. Jorge Mario Bergoglio picked Francis in 2013. “He explained it in a very simple way, that he ...