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In Historic Assisi, Pilgrims Seek Modern Witness of Holiness
For centuries, pilgrims came to Assisi to walk in the footsteps of a saint who preached to birds, embraced poverty and ...
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Pilgrims flock to tomb of millennial saint
Assisi has long been a place of pilgrimage, but these days the faithful come not for Saint Francis but for a tech-savvy teen ...
Crowds flock to newest Catholic saint in Assisi — a millennial teen whose ordinariness is the draw
Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims have been pouring into the medieval hilltop town of Assisi in Italy to venerate the ...
You shouldn’t buy a piece of a saint. Catholic Church denounces online sale of Carlo Acutis relics
With the upcoming canonization of its first millennial saint, the Catholic Church has turned to police in Italy to ...
Carlo Acutis: Pilgrims flock to Assisi ahead of canonisation of first millennial saint
Assisi, the medieval Italian town revered as the home of Saints Francis and Clare, is experiencing a new wave of pilgrim ...
What to know about Carlo Acutis, the Catholic Church’s new millennial saint
Carlo Acutis will become the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint at a solemn canonization Mass on April 27 in St.
Martin Scorsese's 'The Saints' returns to Fox Nation for Lent spotlighting Francis of Assisi, other legends
New episodes of the exclusive Fox Nation series 'The Saints,' helmed by acclaimed Hollywood director Martin Scorsese, debut ...
University of Alabama and St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church grieve over loss of student, friend
The University of Alabama and St. Francis of Assisi Catholic are mourning the loss of a student who made his mark in his ...
Actor says it was a huge ‘honor’ and ‘privilege’ to play Francis of Assisi in ‘The Saints’
The Saints’ actor Andrea Arcangeli joins ‘Fox & Friends Weekend’ to break down his role as Francis of Assisi in Fox Nation's exclusive docudrama series, 'The Saints.' ...
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The Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi
If you're an architecture buff, take some time to check out the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, which was constructed beginning in 1869. Located a block east of the Santa Fe Plaza ...