Ecclesiastical disobedience is not to be taken lightly nor used as justification for selfish interest. But as Francis of Assisi's life bears witness, there may be times when one has to choose the ...

The remains of St. Francis of Assisi have gone on public display for the first time, marking 800 years since the saint’s death. The skeleton of the saint was exhumed from its sarcophagus in the crypt ...

The bones of St Francis of Assisi, the revered medieval friar who inspired Pope Francis and generations of Christians, are going on public display for the first time.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On the 800th anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi, founder of the Franciscan order, his body will be displayed for ...

The remains of Italy's patron saint have only been seen in public once before - for one day in 1978.

The Teutopolis pioneers who made up the German Land Company were from the area in Europe that now comprises northwestern Germany. They were Roman Catholics who left the Old Country in the 1830s, ...