Pope Leo XIV has proclaimed a “Special Year of St. Francis” to commemorate the 800th anniversary of the

It’s a well-known origin story: how the young and wealthy Francis of Assisi freely abandoned his noble patrimony

When Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio stepped onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica in 2013, he introduced himself

The Catholic Church celebrates the feast of St. Francis of Assisi every year on Oct. 4. Known as