When Jorge Mario Bergoglio became pope in 2013, he chose a name no pontiff had ever taken: Francis. It was inspired by St ...

Members of the clergy from Staten Island celebrate the Church of St. Clare's centennial with Cardinal Timothy Dolan, center, ...

Assisi has long been a place of pilgrimage, but these days the faithful come not for Saint Francis but for a tech-savvy teen ...

They’re cloistered, meaning they stay separated from the rest of the world to focus on prayer. The Order of St. Clare was founded in 1212 in Assisi, Italy, by St. Clare of Assisi, a young woman who ...

The bishop of Assisi, author of a book on the links between Carlo, Francis and Saint Clare of Assisi -- one of the first followers of Francis -- said he hoped the canonisation would attract a "new ...

The bishop of Assisi, author of a book on the links between Carlo, Francis and Saint Clare of Assisi -- one of the first followers of Francis -- said he hoped the canonisation would attract a "new ...