A trip to the central Italian region of Umbria is not to be missed. The two historic cities of Perugia and Assisi are ...

On July 4, the historic city of Assisi, nestled in the heart of Italy’s Umbria region, will host the international traveling exhibition “Jordan: Dawn of Christianity” following its stellar debut at ...

ASSISI, Italy — Pilgrims have been pouring into this medieval hilltop town to venerate not only two of the Catholic Church’s most celebrated saints, Francis and Clare, but its newest — Carlo ...

In 1182, St. Francis was born to a wealthy family in Assisi, which rises above a fertile valley in central Italy. Praying in front of a crucifix, he is said to have heard a call to reform the church.

St. Francis of Assisi, born Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone around 1181 or 1182 in Assisi, Italy, is a prominent figure among Catholics. He was a renowned Italian mystic and poet who renounced ...

Catholic church asks police to investigate sales of Saint Carlo Acutis relics online . ... center, in the St. Francis Basilica, in Assisi, Italy, Saturday, Oct. 10, ...

When I first saw Giotto’s fresco cycle “The Legend of St. Francis” in the upper church of the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi—a small Italian town two hours from Rome by train—I ...

In Bend, clergy at St. Francis of Assisi Church remembered Francis as a humble and compassionate leader, who set an example for others to follow. Francis died Monday at the age of 88, ...