Pilgrims in the Italian town of Assisi say they are praying for Pope Francis on the 10th day of his hospitalization for a ...

Sister Clare Crockett Sister Clare Crockett was a young woman who left a promising career in movies and television to ... 12 of that same year and was buried in Assisi, following his desire to be ...

Credit: Photo courtesy of Servants of the Home of the Mother Sister Clare Crockett was a young woman who left a promising career in movies ... Assisi, following his desire to be close to St. Francis.

The life of Saint Francis of Assisi retold from the sixties political radical point of view.

St Francis of Assisi receives his vocation aged 26 in Portiuncula, Italy. 1510: Pope Julius II excommunicates the republic ...

The cast of "Conclave" made sure to send Pope Francis well wishes at the Screen Actors Guild Awards Sunday night.

He was also the first pope to choose Francis as his name, thus honoring St. Francis of Assisi, a 13th-century mystic whose love for nature and the poor have inspired Catholics and non-Catholics alike.

They are walking through the Holy Door at St. Peter’s Basilica and also making pilgrimages to the hilltop Umbrian town of Assisi, to pray at the home of Francis’ namesake, St. Francis.

As Pope Francis remains in critical condition with early kidney failure, the events of “Conclave” have never felt more timely. The cast of the movie, who took home the top honor of best film ...

By Elisabetta Povoledo and Jason Horowitz Reporting from Rome and Vatican City The Catholic world is gripped with uncertainty as Pope Francis, 88, remains in a Rome hospital because of a complex ...