That denial of privilege is a parallel with St. Francis, to whom Acutis was so devoted that he asked to be buried in Assisi, said the Rev. Enzo Fortunato, who spent most of his religious career ...

ASSISI, Italy — Pilgrims ... Catholic Church’s most celebrated saints, Francis and Clare, but its newest — Carlo Acutis, the first millennial saint, who will be canonized on April 27.

The people of Lucera were known to compare him with St. Francis of Assisi, from whom he derived his name. He died in 1742 and was canonized in 1986.

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

St. Francis was born in Calabria, in Italy, in 1416. His parents had a strong devotion to St. Francis of Assisi, after whom they named their son. They were poor, but gave Francis a rich spiritual life ...

New episodes of the exclusive Fox Nation series 'The Saints,' helmed by acclaimed Hollywood director Martin Scorsese, debut ...

Pope Francis arrives in a wheelchair at the end of a mass in St. Peter’s Square at The Vatican, Sunday, April 6, 2025, part ...

Pope Francis greeted the crowd at St. Peter's Square during a special Jubilee Mass for the sick on Sunday, marking his first appearance at the Vatican since his release from the hospital two weeks ...

Francis arrived, unannounced, on the dais in St. Peter’s Square near the end of a Mass that was part of a pilgrimage by health care workers and their patients. The pope said very few words ...

Pope Francis has made a surprise appearance at St Peter's Square in the Vatican following his discharge from hospital after five weeks of treatment. The Pope briefly appeared on stage in a ...