The basilica contains a cycle of more than two dozen frescoes illustrating crucial moments in St. Francis’ life — including the “spogliazione.” Painted by Giotto at the end of the 13th ...

(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) Statuettes of St. Francis and Carlo Acutis are displayed along with replicas of crossbows, pistols and medieval weapons in a shop window in Assisi, Italy, Saturday, March 1, ...

“It’s seeing Christ everywhere, in everything and everybody.” The basilica contains a cycle of more than two dozen frescoes illustrating crucial moments in St. Francis’ life — including the ...

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.

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Image Candles and flowers outside the Policlinico Agostino Gemelli, the hospital in Rome where Pope Francis is receiving treatment ... will take place directly in St. Peter’s Basilica, where ...

In a prerecorded message, Pope Francis thanked those gathered for the rosary prayer service in St. Peter’s Square on Thursday night. “I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your prayers ...

and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.

Pope Francis is still receiving breathing assistance using different types of ventilation, Vatican sources said on Friday. While the pope is "not running down the halls" of Rome’s Gemelli, he is ...